Apart from being the buzzword de jour, what is this Ajax stuff that everyone is talking about? Take a look at some implementations out there and start thinking about how Ajax can add value to your site.

1. explaining Ajax

2. e x plaining Aja x ?

3. “ It’s really several technologies, each flourishing in its own right, coming together in powerful new ways.”

4. word Sapir–Whorf hypothesis

5. word buzz Αἴας

6. the X factor e x calibur e x celsior OS X X HTML X ML Macromedia M X Windows X P X Forms X Path X SLT lu x or

7. word buzz 2 . 0 APIs RSS folksonomy open data participation long tail mashups Ajax

8. technology trigger peak of inflated expectations trough of disillusionment slope of enlightenment plateau of productivity

9. “ The name is shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript + XML”

10. A synchronous J avaScript A nd X ML

11. Asynchronous JavaScript And X ML HTML JSON

12. Asynchronous J avaScript And XML DHTML DOM Scripting

13. A synchronous “ Not at the same time” JavaScript And XML

14. A synchronous

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16. speed

17. “ If the traditional web was letter writing, Ajax is instant messaging.”

18. “ Ajax is like roller skates for the Web.”

19. “ Ajax is a way of communicating with the server without refreshing the whole page.”

20. frames iframe Flash XMLHttpRequest

21. X MLHttpRequest Microsoft Mozilla Safari Opera IE5 W3C

22. “ Big deal! I’ve been doing remote scripting for years.”

23. “ It’s a whole new paradigm, baby!”

24. Am I Ajax or not?

32. documents applications

33. pattern recognition log on add to cart rate this add a comment search results? Mozilla Mozilla pagination?

34. design challenges

35. “ Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you have created.”

36. what’s happening?

37. what just happened?

38. conventions status indicators yellow fade drag’n’drop

39. interesting moments

40. “ As simple as possible... but no simpler.”

41. b eyond the b rowser the b ack b utton b ookmarking

42. discoverability

43. “ Being able to justify every pixel.”

44. user testing

45. A ccessibility J ust A in’t e X citing

46. “ It must still be accessible. It must be usable. If not, it is a cool useless piece of rubbish for some or many people.”

48. “ Unless a way can be found to notify screen readers of updated content, AJAX techniques cannot be considered accessible.”

49. “ This Ajax application is usable by screen-reader users some of the time. They aren’t totally shut out, but it isn’t totally easy for them, either.”

50. “ The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.”

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