In effect it’s a reference book about this up and coming technology: Ajax.

Ajax The Definitive Guide provides a strong theoretical basis for understanding this technology and it’s good reading to refresh your knowledge and learn new concepts.
I have many bookmarks in this book, in fact it is full of Post It notes:), in subjects such as JSON and its comparison with xml as well as a viewpoint of when to use either. The Document Object Model programming and use of tables. The excellent reference table on typographic families has been useful to make a summary of those fonts which correspond to the Linux, Mac and Windows platforms and distribute them to the designers of our team.

I must admit that on picking up the book for the first time I went straight to the appendix. Here you’ll find topics such as XML and XSLT, references to frameworks, libraries and kits used (prototype, script.aculo.us, MooTools, Dojo, Sarissa, and MochiKit, JQuery) and a list of web APIs.
Throughout the book there are lots of examples, most being taken from pure JavaScript without the use of libraries which undoubtedly will help us out on the odd occasion.

There were topics that I have not looked at, probably because I am not interested in them – at least for the moment. These topics are those that are devoted to games and animations, but this might be what interests you.

Finally, I found myself jumping between topics that were adapted to projects I’m working on and in which I could apply what I’d seen.
There are a few paragraphs on browser integration from the viewpoint of navigation as boxes and popups that kept me entertained for a while. It’s amazing how different alerts are managed by multiple browser types.
Another interesting part of the book is everything that makes reference to the customization of the site by the user through the use typeface sizes and the different themed designs of our website.

One thing that I liked about the book that it makes crystal clear is the fact that we have to be smart about how we use a framework thus avoiding its indiscriminate use that only makes our website “heavier”.
Summing up it’s been a good book to read and I’ve consulted it for specific issues although I must admit that the “wheel has already been invented” in this occasion.

Traducción: Apartamentos Paris

Author: Anthony T. Holdener III Genre: tech

ISBN: 0-596-52838-8