Editorial Reviews
Review
"...done a great job of explaining the various technologies behind Ajax...." (Practical Web Design, June 2006)
"...surprisingly good book..." (Computer Shoppers, June 2006)

From the Inside Flap
Create Web applications that act like desktop ones
Brush up on JavaScript, use free Ajax frameworks, and make your sites rock

What if shoppers at your online store could fill their carts without waiting for multiple page refreshes? What if searches produced instant results on the same page? With this book you won't have to wonder "what if" — you can use Ajax to make it happen! Get the scoop on all the technologies and start cranking out great applications.

Discover how to

Use CSS with Ajax
Connect to Ajax communities
Handle browsers that don?t do JavaScript
Tie Ajax into Google
Work with XML DOM
Connect Ajax to PHP and JSP
From the Back Cover
Create Web applications that act like desktop ones
Brush up on JavaScript, use free Ajax frameworks, and make your sites rock

What if shoppers at your online store could fill their carts without waiting for multiple page refreshes? What if searches produced instant results on the same page? With this book you won't have to wonder "what if" — you can use Ajax to make it happen! Get the scoop on all the technologies and start cranking out great applications.

Discover how to

Use CSS with Ajax
Connect to Ajax communities
Handle browsers that don?t do JavaScript
Tie Ajax into Google
Work with XML DOM
Connect Ajax to PHP and JSP
About the Author
Steve Holzner is the award-winning author of nearly 100 computer books. His books have sold more than 2 million copies and have been translated into 18 languages around the world. He specializes in online topics, especially Ajax, and he has long done commercial Ajax programming.