Comment We have been doing this for the last year (Score 2, Insightful) 358
Some slashdotters have already identified this technique of using a combination of using javascript, xml, and dhtml has been around for some time (the article even says its mature). It has been refferred to in the past as javascript remoting or dhtml depending on what your talking about. I work for a company with a web database app that uses a similar technique. Our product, Sysbotz Enterprise has been in development about a year now which show you the age here.
I think the big deal here is not some much the technique or the new label they are giving it (ajax). Rather a educational effort to inform developers to thing past the traditional load page, post form, process, return results back to web browser concept of web apps. The web app needs to broaden its abilities and needs to be more interactive which greatly limits its uses.
I think the big deal here is not some much the technique or the new label they are giving it (ajax). Rather a educational effort to inform developers to thing past the traditional load page, post form, process, return results back to web browser concept of web apps. The web app needs to broaden its abilities and needs to be more interactive which greatly limits its uses.
