Foundations of Ajax

Published May 23rd, 2006 Under Programming | Leave a Comment

This book from Ryan Asleson and Nathaniel Schutta is a basic introduction to Ajax focused on the user interaction aspects. Therefore, most of the book focuses on how to use JavaScript to enhance user experience on web sites. After introducing the XMLHttpRequest object and server communication, the authors show how the Ajax approach can be used in various interaction contexts. The final chapters of the book are dedicated to tools than can ease JavaScript development, particularly for the testing and debugging activities. Read more

The Web Programmer’s Desk Reference

Published November 1st, 2004 Under Programming | Leave a Comment

Trying to create, maintain or understand how a web site works requires having knowledge of many different technologies. This book provides a good overview of the core web technologies (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) and a reference of all elements of these languages. Read more