| AJAX, Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, blasted | | | | design intuitive interfaces for the applications. Google |
| onto the software industry in the spring of 2005 and | | | | popularized a smarter, more responsive and |
| still remains the hottest story among the software | | | | interactive Web experience by using AJAX for its |
| developers. With its rich combination of technologies, | | | | Google Maps, Gmail applications and web designing |
| AJAX can be used to create interactive web | | | | applications. Synchronous learning environment |
| applications with XML or JSON based web services, | | | | provides course agent, clear user interface, and |
| using JavaScript in the browser to process the web | | | | interaction mechanism for teachers and learners |
| server response. The software industry is still aiming | | | | through AJAX technology. The key features of Web |
| at improving Ajax to suit the current and future | | | | 2.0 are dynamic interaction, knowledge sharing, and |
| needs. The role of Ajax in web design industry is | | | | collaboration. In order to achieve these features in |
| remarkable that the web design industry plans its | | | | the proposed synchronous learning environment, we |
| future with AJAX. | | | | use AJAX technology and YouTube Application |
| "Ajax Design Patterns" from O'Reilly provides you | | | | Programming Interface (API) to design friendly user |
| with the best practices you need to improve your | | | | interfaces and share the diversity of learning |
| web development projects. It does so by | | | | resource. |
| investigating how others have successfully dealt with | | | | Want to know the role of AJAX for the future in |
| conflicting design principles in the past, and then | | | | the web design industry - It is expected that AJAX |
| relaying that information directly to you. "Ajax Design | | | | will be the backbone behind all web design applications |
| Patterns" will also get you up to speed with core | | | | in future. Network performance will improve |
| Ajax technologies such as XMLHttpRequest, the | | | | AJAX’s capabilities in the future. AJAX could find |
| DOM and JSON. | | | | various uses especially to build Web-based |
| The trend of Internet applications is toward rich, | | | | applications. In the last six months, the OpenAjax |
| dynamic, user-friendly, process-relevant and | | | | Alliance is developing an AJAX industry wishlist for |
| personalized applications. Rich Internet Applications | | | | future browsers. AJAX technology is the best for |
| (RIAs) deliver desktop software like functions on the | | | | more interactive and smarter web applications in the |
| web to enable new kinds of engaging, | | | | future. |
| highly-interactive applications and user experiences. | | | | Java is a key platform being used by software |
| AJAX has emerged as an attractive approach for | | | | houses the world over for Web development |
| the development of RIAs. AJAX is an essential | | | | applications. Since there is a lot happening in the Web |
| element of RIA and the technology will offer the | | | | 2.0, a developer who has knowledge of his own |
| potential for considerably more powerful and | | | | programming environment like VB.NET, ASP.NET or |
| user-friendly web applications. With the advent of | | | | C# or Java server side technologies can also build |
| Web 2.0 standards and RIA-based applications taking | | | | skills on technologies that enable the next generation |
| on the enterprise world, technologies like JavaFX and | | | | web such as AJAX. There is an abundance of |
| AJAX play important role. Two examples of | | | | opportunities for people who know AJAX. Designers |
| AJAX-based RIAs are pest distribution map and input | | | | and developers should consider upgrading their skills |
| suggestion, developed at the University of Florida. | | | | to win over this opportunity. These technologies are |
| Google Web Toolkit and other frameworks have | | | | being adopted at a fast pace, which opens a lot of |
| made it easier for a developer to develop and even | | | | career opportunities for software developers. |