Head Rush Ajax, 464 Pages 1st Edition  (Others, Paperback, Brett Mclaughlin)

A Caffeinated Learning Guide to the world of Dynamic Web pages Sick of creating web sites that reload every time a user moves the mouse? Tired of servers that wait around to respond to users requests for movie tickets? It sounds like you need a little (or maybe a lot of) Ajax in your life. Asynchronous programming lets you turn you own web sites into smooth, slick, responsive applications that make your users feel like theyre back on the information superhighway, not stuck on a dial-up backroad.But who wants to take on next-generation web programming with the last generations instruction book? You need a learning experience thats as compelling and cutting-edge as the sites you want to design. Thats where we come in. With Head Rush Ajax, in no time youll be writing JavaScript code that fires off asynchronous requests to web servers... and having fun doing it. By the time youve taken your dynamic HTML, XML, JSON, and DOM skills up a few notches, youll have solved tons of puzzles, figured out how well snowboards sell in Vail, and even watched a boxing match. Sound interesting? Then what are you waiting for? Pick up Head Rush Ajax and learn Ajax and asynchronous programming the right way--the way that sticks.If youve ever read a Head First book, you know what to expect: a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. Head Rush ramps up the intensity with an even faster look and feel. Have your first working app before you finish Chapter 1, meet up with the nefarious PROJECT: CHAOS stealth team, and even settle the question of the Top 5 Blues CDs of all time. Leave boring, clunky web sites behind with 8-tracks and hot pants--and get going with next-generation web programming.