This book gives you the whole Ajax story, from soup to nuts. It starts with a
tour of how Ajax is used today, taking a look at some cutting-edge applica-
tions (as well as some games). Then, because Ajax is based on using
Javas cript in the browser, there’s a chapter on how to use Javas cript (if you
already know Javas cript, feel free to skip that material).
Then the book plunges into Ajax itself, creating Ajax applications from
scratch, from the beginning level to the most advanced. And you’ll see how
to put many of the free Ajax frameworks, which do the programming for you,
to work. Because Ajax also often involves using XML, Cascading Style Sheets
(CSS), and server-side programming (using PHP in this book), there’s also a
chapter on each of these topics.
You can also leaf through this book as you like, rather than having to read it
from beginning to end. Like other For Dummies books, this one has been
designed to let you skip around as much as possible. You don’t have to read
the chapters in order if you don’t want to. This is your book, and Ajax is your
oyster.
Expand
