Ajax (shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is almost surely the most hyped technology on the web today.   The name suggests some industrial stength idea just bursting with complexity.    It’s not.   The idea behind Ajax is simple.   Ajax allows the web page you are using to request additional information from the server where it lives without refreshing the entire page in the fashion that we have all become accustomed to.   This increases the web page’s interactivity, speed, and usability.  It also enables web pages to provide a user experience closer to that of programs that run on the user’s computer (i.e. word proccessors, spreadsheet, music players, etc). 

Ajax is being implemented quickly across the web, especially on web sites that describe themselves as part of Internet 2.0.  Look for fancy moving boxes and changing colors as you surf the web.  One of the best examples that I have seen comes from Box.net, an online storage service that I have written about earlier.

Wanna dig deeper and learn more about Ajax?  Try this entry at Wikipedia.

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  1. virgo wrote on 31. May 2006

    Dennis - I think it is important to mention that Ajax has a place in web design, but some are over using it and using for things that actually make the user experience less intuitive. As with every technology, it needs to add not detract from the experience.

  2. Shankar wrote on 13. Feb 2008

    What is the best way out there to have knowledge in ‘Ajax latest technique & technology’?

  3. Sam wrote on 24. Jul 2008

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