Using the unique and highly effective visual format that has turned Head First titles into runaway bestsellers, this book offers a big picture overview to introduce Ajax, and then explores the use of individual Ajax components — including the JavaScript event model, DOM, XML, JSON, and more — as it progresses. You’ll find plenty of sample applications that illustrate the concepts, along with exercises, quizzes, and other interactive features to help you retain what you’ve learned.

Head First Ajax covers:[*]The JavaScript event model[*]Making Ajax requests with XMLHTTPREQUEST objects[*]The asynchronous application model[*]The Document Object Model (DOM)[*]Manipulating the DOM in JavaScript[*]Controlling the browser with the Browser Object Model[*]XHTML Forms[*]POST Requests[*]XML Syntax and the XML DOM tree[*]XML Requests & Responses[*]JSON — an alternative to XML[*]Ajax architecture & patterns[*]The Prototype Library
The book also discusses the server-side implications of building Ajax applications, and uses a “black box” approach to server-side components.

Head First Ajax is the ideal guide for experienced web developers comfortable with scripting — particularly those who have completed the exercises in Head First JavaScript — and for experienced programmers in Java, PHP, and C# who want to learn client-side programming.

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