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How AJAX is like pepper
Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Don't go completely crazy with AJAX. Use good judgment on how and when to use it.
Since my last post of when to use AJAX, a lot has changed in the ways of AJAX programming. New tools, ideas, and techniques are constantly being developed to support this latest and greatest craze.
Some developers just want use the latest buzzwords and technologies in their applications just to prove that they can build such a beast. Sort of like an "I climbed Mt. Everest" battle cry.
TurboGrid will now be part of Dojo!
Monday, September 17, 2007 4:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
The TurboAJAX Group is taking the TurboGrid (written entirely in Dojo) and incorporating it into Dojo JavaScript Framework 1.0 release.
This is absolutely great news for Dojo users.
Everyone has been asking "Where's the grid widget?" since Dojo 0.9 was first released (I was one of them). That question has been answered through a press release declaring that the TurboGrid will be released in the 1.0 version of Dojo.
AJAX Security Techniques
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
One of the primary concerns that AJAX faces are security issues.
When you start building your web application from the ground up, it's best to think about security immediately.
Aleksey Shevchenko, over at Developer.com, submitted an article called AJAX Security, which talks about the different types of AJAX attacks and provides tips on how to programatically prepare yourself for such attacks.
Who's your AJAX Daddy?
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
An excellent gallery of AJAX-enabled techniques.
Over the weekend, I came across a site that hosts a lot of AJAX techniques that are quite useful, I particularly like the charting feature.
The site is called AJAXDaddy and showcases some really outstanding techniques such as various table utilities (TableKit, Sortable Table, etc.), a 35mm Photo View (very nice widget), a Javascript carousel, a Fisheye interface, and many others.
10 business reasons to use AJAX
Friday, May 18, 2007 11:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Have a manager wanting to know why you would want to use the latest technology and says it's too new? Forward this to them.
I've been using AJAX since I saw the first post from Jesse James Garrett and I've never looked back. It's a technology that is definitely here to stay.
Being a programmer is great, but trying to convince upper management as to why AJAX should be used on the next project is a bigger undertaking than writing an application.
Mastering AJAX Series
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Part 10 is here.
IBM started a series on Mastering AJAX way back in January and I reported on it rather quickly.
I just wanted to keep everybody up to speed on the series and that they were on Part 10. Wow, long series.
Microsoft finally joins the OpenAjax Alliance
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
The OpenAjax Alliance has added some new members to their group. Guess who?
Back in October, I wrote about a group called the OpenAJAX Alliance who are establishing a standard JavaScript functionality across the board, but certain companies either didn't participate or wasn't interested in this alliance.
Well, it's a new year and Microsoft and 30 additional companies are joining the Alliance (Ref: Ajaxian) to keep the AJAX/JavaScript functionality standardized.
When to use AJAX programming?
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is being used almost everywhere, but when should you apply AJAX programming to your own applications?
For most developers, AJAX web development is a rush, because it's a relatively new way of creating web applications. It actually blurs the lines between a desktop application and a web application.
Bu when should you use it? and why?
Cool AJAX UI Templating Trick with ASP.NET
Monday, October 23, 2006 2:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Here's a cool way to update non-update panel scenarios with AJAX in ASP.NET
Since Atlas (Microsoft's AJAX implementation) has been released as beta, Scott Guthrie has posted an excellent technique on his blog about how to call the server using AJAX, return a web user control for the UI to render, and update a non-updatable panel.
His method uses a simple web service and he describes that this technique reduces code to about ~20 lines of code. He is basically moving the Web User Controls out of the UI and into the server. The web control's string is passed back to the client.
Premiere Issue of AJAX World released!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
AJAX World from Sys-con publications in PDF format.
Sys-Con publications has released a new magazine called AJAX World and the premiere issue is downloadable in PDF format.
Of course, you need to register to receive a PDF link in your e-mail.
OpenAJAX Alliance promotes Developer Standards through web site
Monday, October 02, 2006 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
OpenAJAX Alliance created an entire web site dedicated to AJAX development standards
The OpenAJAX Alliance has recently created a web site to establish standard JavaScript functionality across the board using an OpenAJAX Hub.
The number of companies who joined this alliance are vast. Some of the companies forming the alliance are big names such as Adobe, Mozilla, Novell, Google, and IBM (There are 56 companies!). There is one that is missing from the list. Hmmm...
Dojo Spreadsheet Widget
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 5:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Another reason to move towards the Dojo framework.
Ajaxian posted an "product release" of Marius Hanganu's Dojo Spreadsheet Widget.
Judging by the source and functionality of the component, it looks like it could be on the path of becoming another Google Spreadsheet.
AJAX: The Past, Present, and Future
Tuesday, September 12, 2006 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Based on the current news and events, now is the time to be an AJAX developer.
The Past
When I first read the AJAX flagship article from Jesse James Garrett called AJAX: A New Approach to Web Applications, back in February 2005 (I can't believe it's been that long), I started diving into it immediately and created some applications using AJAX. Heck, who wouldn't.
Review: Six AJAX framework/toolkits
Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:50 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Great review on six AJAX framework/toolkits
For those of you who are evaluating AJAX frameworks and deciding which one to go with, InfoWorld.com has posted a thorough review of 6 major AJAX framework/toolkits for developers/designers.
I'm leaning towards Dojo for my next product. However, there doesn't seem to be any client-side grids available in Dojo.
Accessibility: Use Ajax, Get Sued?
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:32 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
If you use AJAX, will you automatically get sued?
Accessibility is something that all designers/developers are interested in achieving for their web sites.
With Ajaxian posting an article about Accessibility: Use AJAX, get sued?, I have some concerns about this type of posting.
AJAX Tabbed Interface
Monday, May 22, 2006 9:10 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Here's some code to provide an tabbed interface using AJAX.
Dynamic Drive created an AJAX tabbed interface to load on demand when a tab is clicked.
Awesome script, complete with source code.
Google's new AJAX...Compiler or Interpreter?
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 4:39 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 1
Taking Java/AJAX to the next lower level?
Google has taken Java programmers to the next level...down.
Google has released their Google Web Toolkit (GWT) for developers to design their own AJAX applications...using Java.
Anybody feeling Spry? Adobe's New AJAX Framework
Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Adobe's new AJAX Framework is called Spry.
So here I was cleaning out my book collection (through Half.com) two years ago and I got rid of my JavaScript Gold book edition because I thought, "Hey, why do I need this anymore?" A year later, AJAX takes off. Nice, JD, really nice.
Not only has AJAX taken off, most of the large companies are embracing the move towards AJAX, including building their own frameworks or contributing to the cause.
Adobe Labs has recently released a new AJAX framework called Spry. When you download the pre-release 1, the download is 19 megs. After opening it up, I noticed the biggest file in the package was the Spry Help PDF file. After that, the two biggest files were (you guessed it!) the SpryData.js and the XPath.js JavaScript files (69K and 71K, respectively). An initial reaction might be, "How can you load something that large (140K) into a browser?"
The AJAX Experience Conference
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:08 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Today is the day the conference starts.
I hope they have podcasts for all of their sessions. It looks like THE group of AJAX presenters at this conference.
I would've LOVED to go to this.
AJAX Chess Application
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: AJAX | Comments: 0
Got some spare time? Play a game of chess with someone on the Internet.
If you have some spare time in your life (maybe?), then try out the Morfik Chess application using AJAX.
One friend of mine were actually playing for a while. Very cool.
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