AJAX Crash Course by SitePoint

Explores the technologies that come together in AJAX applications, including the DOM, XML, JavaScript, and XHR.In The AJAX Crash Course, published by SitePoint, instructor Kevin Yank explores the many technologies that come together in AJAX applications. These technologies include the Document Object Model (DOM), Extensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript, and XMLHttpRequest (XHR). Along with providing an application tour, Kevin explains how to make intelligent decisions about which of these tools to use, and gives hands-on examples of how to apply them. Topics include: Using AJAX to improve the usability of existing applications Issuing AJAX requests silently using XMLHttpRequest Generating XML responses Providing instant feedback to prevent confusion Choosing between innerHTML and DOM techniques for updating page content Processing XML data received from the server in JavaScript