It is powerful, it is open source software, and it works. Ajax has become the tool of choice for many developers using asynchronous JavScript and XML, and master developer Woychowsky uses extensive code examples and primers on key technologies and builds from the ground up so everyone from novices and experts will find this useful. He covers the types of web pages, the basics of Ajax, HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, Ajax using HTML and JavaScript, XML, XMLHttpRequest, Ajax using XML and XMLHttpRequest, Ajax using XSLT, reusing code, exploiting Ruby on Rails and making best use of the essential cross-browser HTML DOM. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
EDMOND WOYCHOWSKY, a senior level consultant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, specializes in
client-side JavaScript, Java, Oracle, open source, and Microsoft technologies. A well-known contributor
to TechRepublic, he has developed applications for the financial, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing
industries. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories.