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Simulating Latency with Greasemonkey
by Julien Couvreur
When considering AJAX Proxy had half thought of Greasemonkey although figured an HTTP proxy is a more “honest” solution. Re-thinking, will probably work just as well with Greasemonkey. more »
A Grumpier Ajaxian
by Harry Fuecks
That’s not to say I’m going to get stuck on whether the term or the hype is good or bad. Think the end effect is positive - what AJAX potentially enables is “better” web applications for end users and with so many eyes and brains now focused on solving AJAX related problems, the odds of solving them are good. more »
Add weather and podcast feeds to Protopage
by Martin Ferretti
What we need to do next is convert this RSS feed into something we can view properly in Protopage, so I decided to use FeedJumbler which can convert RSS into other formats like Atom, HTML, and JavaScript. Head on over to FeedJumbler and input your weather feed URL into the form (remember to give it a title. All other fields are optional). When done, FeedJumbler will give you different links. The one we need is the HTML link (not the fragment). more »
Async Requests over an Unreliable Network
by Harry Fuecks
The biggest void in the AJAX discussion, IMO, is how network and server availability affects XMLHttpRequests. I can only guess this void is a result of skill set - if you’re hot with CSS is issues relating to UI design, chances are you’re less fluent in the fine print of HTTP or used to thinking in terms of writing fault tolerant clients to remote services. more »
Hacking Protopage and Backpack
by Brian Pipa
We here at TipMonkies are loving all these great new AJAX-enabled web applications like Protopage, Backpack, Listal, CalendarHub, Planzo, etc. A coworker of mine was saying today how he would love to have a daily calendar from Planzo on his Protopage, so, we got to work on it and came up with this solution. You can use the HTML with Backpack also. more »
XForms: An Executable Pattern Language
by Mark Birbeck
XForms is an exciting new technology, not just because it removes a whole load of spaghetti script, but because it deals primarily with patterns rather than code. more »
18 New Ajax Programming Patterns
by Michael Mahemoff
For instance, how do you do design the services accessed by XMLHttpRequest? Or how do you deal with a lots of Javascript? The focus here is on traditional tech concerns such as maintainability and understandability; and less about usability. more »
What Every Webmaster and Web Developer MUST Know About Ruby on Rails and AJAX
by Matt Lightner
I wrote this article today because it has become evident that there is a huge gap between the knows and the know-nots when it comes to Ruby, Rails and AJAX. This article provides a cursory look at three of today’s hottest web development terms.
If this is the first time you’ve ever heard the term “Ruby on Rails,” resist the urge to move on to the next article in an attempt to save yourself from reading about yet another impractical web technology.
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JSON and the Golden Fleece
by Dave
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a clever, AJaXian way of representing data for use in a web browser that supports the JavaScript programming language. However, like the golden fleece (and the fair Medea) retrieved by Jason in Greek mythology, I believe that in time it will be forgotten. Gotta love all the AJaX Greek cliches! more »
On JSON
by Steve Maine
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a data exchange format that’s becoming increasingly popular among the AJAX crowd. Several AJAX frameworks (e.g. Ajax.NET and Microsoft’s ‘Atlas’ project) are embracing JSON on the wire because it’s very simple to produce and consume from a JavaScript-based browser environment. more »