Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML (AJAX)

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traditional method for developing dynamic web sites with the AJAX approach. Ideally one lecture fol-. lowed by a tutorial and a workshop would be sufficient …

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Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML (AJAX)
Chrisina Draganova
Department of Computing, Communication Technology and Mathematics
London Metropolitan University
100 Minories, London EC3 1JY
c.draganova@londonmet.ac.uk
Abstract
AJAX is a web development technique for building responsive web applications. The paper gives an overview
of the AJAX technique and explores ideas for teaching this technique in modules related to Internet
technologies and web development. Appropriate examples for use in lab sessions are also suggested.
1. Introduction
A new type of dynamic web applications with richer interactive and graphical capabilities has emerged
recently. These web applications are developed using a technique called AJAX (short for Asynchronous
JavaScript Technology and XML), which is based on well-established technologies. While in a traditional
web application the user waits for a response and gets an entire page reloaded for each request, with an
AJAX web application the user is not aware when the request is sent and he can continue to interact with
the web browser. The communication with the web server happens in the background and the response
returned to the user’s browser contains only a small amount of data, which is used to update the page…