AJAX drives GMail, Google Maps and Google Suggest

Discussion in 'JavaScript' started by Help Desk, Jul 7, 2005.

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    Who here has looked into AJAX?

    AJAX stands for Asynchronus Javascript and XML. In its simplest form, you can think of it as a form that updates itself without having to hit a submit button.

    This guy has a pretty good simple example of one.

    AJAX isn't a new program language it is just a way of using Javascript to pre-fetch and pre-send information without the browser needing to refresh. With Google maps, when you scroll the map, the form has already retrieved the side maps so there is little or no waiting.

    It is pretty sweet technology that most vendors are going to implement into their web development environments soon.
     
    Help Desk, Jul 7, 2005 IP
  2. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    I've always been a big fan of Ajax, well at least until I moved here.

    They had some cutting edge tactics and won several awards with their leading team.
     
    T0PS3O, Jul 7, 2005 IP
  3. Dastar

    Dastar Active Member

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    I'm eagerly awaiting the final release of vB 3.5, which utilizes AJAX.
     
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  4. SEbasic

    SEbasic Peon

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    You're looking at it. :)
     
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  5. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #5
    Yep... this forum is running vB3.5 beta 3, so there are some cool AJAX stuff (mostly on the moderator side), but end users can do AJAX stuff like quick edit, quick reply, edit thread title, etc. There is going to be a lot more AJAX stuff in vBulletin going forward as well...
     
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  6. kalius

    kalius Peon

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    Any other places that have tutorials on ajax implementations?
     
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  7. flash_f

    flash_f Peon

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    some cutting edge tactics and won several awards with their leading team
     
    flash_f, Dec 9, 2005 IP
  8. execute

    execute Peon

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    This is a good place for AJAX tutorials
    There will be more complex ones soon, but it's new site.
     
    execute, Dec 14, 2005 IP
  9. Help Desk

    Help Desk Well-Known Member

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    It just goes to show you, you don't have to create anything new to be a success. You just have to know how to implement it.

    Was Google the first group to name AJAX?
     
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  10. SEbasic

    SEbasic Peon

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  11. Help Desk

    Help Desk Well-Known Member

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    What was Google calling it back then?
     
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  12. SEbasic

    SEbasic Peon

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    The XMLHttpRequest Object (I guess)
     
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  13. execute

    execute Peon

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    How does one name something thru an article... I can call the Yahoo API Jagunca but it wouldn't catch on i bet, or YAPI!

    hah I'm still laughing at SEbasic's avatar :O.
     
    execute, Dec 22, 2005 IP