Ajax In Action

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Ajax in Action helps you implement that thinking--it explains how to distribute the application between the client and the server (hint: use a nested MVC design) while retaining the integrity of the system. You will learn how to ensure your app is flexible and maintainable, and how good, structured design can helpavoid problems like browser incompatibilities. Along the way it helps you unlearn many old coding habits. Above all, it opens your mind to the many advantages gained by placing much of the processing in the browser. If you are a web developer who has prior experience with web technologies, this book is for you. About The Author Dave Crane has pushed the boundaries of DHTML, and latterly Ajax, on digital TV set-top boxes, in home automation and banking and financial systems. He lives in Gloucestershire, UK. Eric Pascarello is an ASP.NET developer and a moderator of the HTML and JavaScript forum at JavaRanch. He lives in Laurel, MD. Darren James is the architect of the opensource Rico project. He lives in Sunnyvale, CA. Table Of contents Part 1 - Rethinking the Web Application Chapter 1: A New Design for the Web Chapter 2: First Steps with Ajax Chapter 3: Introducing Order to Ajax Part 2 - Core Techniques Chapter 4 - The Page as an Application Chapter 5 - The Role of the Server Part 3 - Professional Ajax Chapter 6 - The User Experience Chapter 7 - Security and Ajax Chapter 8 - Performance Part 4 - Ajax by Example Chapter 9 - Dynamic Double Combo Chapter 10 - Type-Ahead Suggest Chapter 11 - The Enhanced Ajax Web Portal