The foundation that makes AJAX possible is the communication layer with the server. The most complete option for performing this communication is the JavaScript XMLHttpRequest object. If ...

What is AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)? AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a technique aimed at creating better and faster interactive web apps by combining several programming tools, ...

Many programmers, myself included, have long seen JavaScript as a way to change the appearance of a page of HTML dynamically or to perform relatively minor tasks, such as checking the validity of a ...

AJAX, or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, describes a Web development technique for creating interactive Web applications using a combination of HTML (or XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets for ...

Jeff Friesen’s Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional is out now from Apress. In this article Jeff introduces you to his new book by presenting excerpts from its chapter on the Java ...