Ajax Bible

Build interactive Web applications with Ajax Create live searches and online spreadsheets Discover programming mistakes to avoid! Create blazing-fast Web applications with powerful Ajax If you think that mastering Ajax is too difficult, guess again. Youcan create Web applications that look and feel like desktop apps inless time than you think with the comprehensive Ajax instruction inthis in-depth book. You'll find easy-to-follow tutorials, hundredsof tips and tricks, and so much practical information that evenskilled developers will reach for this book first. Let this Biblebe your guide as you jump into the hottest Web programmingtechnology in years. * Master the fundamentals--JavaScript(r), XML, dynamic HTML, andCSS * Tie Ajax into Google with the Google(r) API * Handle simultaneous XMLHttpRequest objects in Ajax * Use Ajax frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, AjaxTags, andothers * Understand the Document Object Model (DOM) * Create floating menus and effects with CSS * Encrypt data over plain HTTP using JavaScript * Adapt real-world examples to your own programs Companion Web site Find all the code used throughout the book atwww.wiley.com/go/ajaxbible