Initially AJAX seemed to me to be a name from a classical Greek epic like ILLIAD. I was pretty sure that there was a character named AJAX in those stories. I thought it might be Hector's illegitimate brother or may be Achillie's jealous friend. After knowing that AJAX actually is an acronym for Asynchronous Javascript and XML, I was transported to a different place altogether.
The emphasis in AJAX applications is to fetch the data in the pages without refreshing the page in the browser. The term AJAX was created by Jesse James Garrett in February 18 2005.
Ajax is an umbrella for different technologies that makes web-applications look like desktop pieces. Lets look at this interesting AJAX enabled interactive diary of TOM RIDDLE. Those who have read the Harry potter series shall know Tom Riddle and his diary really well. Those who havent read Harry Potter check out GOOGLE.com( =) )
http://pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=c96f911b3e35f9e1 This is a good example of AJAX because the page fetches the results without refreshing the web page in the browser. And type this question, Do you like apples? Another AJAX enabled internet application is the Mosaic. It's a fun application that enables a user to drag and drop pictures and create a mosaic. There are a number of websites that are actively using Ajax. The floating boxes that come up when one hovers over a certain link have been enabled by AJAX. How about a game of chess? wwwJesperOlsen.Net/PChess/,
I am looking forward to the class and learning more about AJAX.
Nice post. The Harry Potter diary site is neat. This is a good example of AJAX. I agree that many websites use AJAX and there are many things you can do with it.
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