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  • Where's the ROI in a public API?

    Web services APIs have vastly expanded over the years to include a host of REST-based methods. Resource and Message APIs have become common in addition to SOAP APIs.  Ask the Expert

  • Ajax Tutorial

    Ajax, short for Asynchronous Java and XML, has allowed developers to create interactive Web pages with rich interfaces. Rich Internet applications (RIAs) made with Ajax and other techniques have paved the way for Web 2.0 technologies, and continue to...  Tutorial

  • Getting started with Ajax

    Ajax techniques allow a website to update content and process a user request without requiring the page to fully reload. If you're completely new to Ajax, you'll probably want to start with the basics. Read definitions and find examples of Ajax code ...  Tutorial

  • How is Ajax used?

    New uses of Ajax are constantly being discovered and old uses are still being refined. This page provides an overview of some of the most general purposes for Ajax, as well an interesting new use or two.  Tutorial

  • Ajax tips and expert advice

    Ajax has an astounding range of capabilities. Getting the most out of it, whether with enterprise mashups, reverse Ajax, or with one of many Ajax frameworks, can require some research. Read the articles below for tips and advice on how to tap into Aj...  Tutorial

  • Ajax tools and products

    New tools for Ajax and RIA developers appear regularly. Here is a sampling of some, including a review of free Ajax testing tools and a detailed look at JavaFX 1.2  Tutorial

  • Ajax Learning Guide

    Are you a Web developer? The time has come to rethink your entire approach to developing Web applications. Find out about the Ajax approach (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and learn how Web developers using Ajax are enriching the user experience wi...  Learning guide

  • Chapter of the week: Security and Ajax

    This chapter, excerpted from Ajax in Action, discusses security-related concerns that have particular implications for Ajax.  Chapter of the week

  • Quiz #22: Web Site Performance

    So, think you know something about Web site performance? Take this quiz to see how you stack up. You'll have some fun and maybe even learn a thing or two.  Quiz

  • Prism

    Prism is an application that lets users run web applications in dedicated browser windows. Prism is based on the site-specific browser (SSB) model, in which a browser is dedicated to a single website... (Continued)  Definition

  • Drupal

    Drupal is free, open source software that can be used by individuals or groups of users -- even those lacking technical skills -- to easily create and manage many types of Web sites... (Continued)  Definition

  • evergreen

    On the Internet, evergreen is a term used by some ad agencies to describe a Web site that is updated on a daily or other frequent basis... (Continued)  Definition

  • Rich Internet Application (RIA)

    A rich Internet application (RIA) is a Web application designed to deliver the same features and functions normally associated with deskop applications... (Continued)  Definition

  • Google Spreadsheets

    Google Spreadsheets is a Web-based application that allows users to create, update and modify spreadsheets and share the data live online... (Continued)  Definition

  • meta tag

    A meta tag is a tag (that is, a coding statement) in the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) that describes some aspect of the contents of a Web page.  Definition

  • click rate

    In Web advertising, the click rate is the number of clicks on an ad on an HTML page as a percentage of the number of times that the ad was downloaded with a page.  Definition

About Ajax and RIA (Rich Internet Applications)

Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a method of building interactive applications for the Web that process user requests immediately. Such applications are also called rich internet applications (RIA). Ajax combines several programming tools including JavaScript, dynamic HTML, XML, cascading style sheets (CSS), the Document Object Model (DOM), and the Microsoft object, XMLHttpRequest. Read up on the latest Ajax development tools, techniques, frameworks and more including portals, presentations and clients.