Ajax Design Patterns

O'Reilly has published their latest Ajax book: Ajax Design Patterns

This handy reference reveals how Ajax patterns can vastly improve your web development projects. It does so by investigating how others have successfully dealt with conflicting design principles, and then relaying that information directly to you. Includes sections on foundational technology patterns, programming patterns, functionality and usability patterns, and diagnosis/testing of Ajax applications.
Full Description

Ajax, or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, exploded onto the
scene in the spring of 2005 and remains the hottest story among web
developers. With its rich combination of technologies, Ajax provides a
strong foundation for creating interactive web applications with XML or
JSON-based web services by using JavaScript in the browser to process
the web server response.


Ajax Design Patterns shows you best
practices that can dramatically improve your web development projects.
It investigates how others have successfully dealt with conflicting
design principles in the past and then relays that information
directly to you.


The patterns outlined in the book fall into four
categories:


Foundational technology: Examines the raw technologies
required for Ajax development

Programming: Exposes techniques that developers have
discovered to ensure their Ajax applications are maintainable

Functionality and usability: Describes the types of user
interfaces you'll come across in Ajax applications, as well as the new
types of functionality that Ajax makes possible

Development: Explains the process being used to monitor,
debug, and test Ajax applications


Ajax Design Patterns will also get you up
to speed with core Ajax technologies, such as XMLHttpRequest, the DOM, and JSON.
Technical discussions are followed by code examples so you can see for
yourself just what is-and isn't-possible with Ajax. This handy
reference will help you to produce high-quality Ajax architectures,
streamline web application performance, and improve the user
experience.


Table of Contents

1. Introducing Ajax
Ajax and the Usable Web
The Rise of Ajax
Ajaxifying the Web: The Story of Portals
Webifying the Desktop: The Story of Office Applications
Characteristics of Ajax Applications
The Ajax Technologies
Anatomy of a Server Call
Ajax Trends
Conclusions

2. A Pattern-Led Tutorial
Ajax Technologies in a Blink
Ajaxifying a Web App: One Pattern at a Time
Projects and Katas
Conclusions

3. Ajax Design: Principles and Patterns
Desirable Attributes of Ajax Applications
Designing for Ajax
Ajax Patterns Overview
Anatomy of a Pattern
Ajax Patterns Demos
Conclusions


Part Two. Foundational Technology Patterns

4. Ajax App
Ajax App

5. Display Manipulation
Display Morphing
Page Rearrangement

6. Web Remoting
Web Service
XMLHttpRequest Call
IFrame Call
HTTP Streaming
On-Demand JavaScript

7. Dynamic Behavior
User Action
Scheduling

8. Extended Technologies
Richer Plugin


Part Three. Programming Patterns

9. Web Services
RESTful Service
RPC Service
Ajax Stub
HTML Message
Plain-Text Message
XML Message
JSON Message

10. Browser-Server Dialogue
Call Tracking
Periodic Refresh
Submission Throttling
Explicit Submission
Distributed Events
Cross-Domain Proxy

11. DOM Population
XML Data Island
Browser-Side XSLT
Browser-Side Templating

12. Code Generation and Reuse
Server-Side Code Generation
Cross-Browser Component

13. Performance Optimization
Browser-Side Cache
Predictive Fetch
Guesstimate
Multi-Stage Download
Fat Client


Part Four. Functionality and Usability Patterns

14. Widgets
Slider
Progress Indicator
Drilldown
Data Grid
Rich Text Editor
Suggestion
Live Search
Live Command-Line
Live Form

15. Page Architecture
Drag-And-Drop
Sprite
Popup
Malleable Content
Microlink
Portlet
Status Area
Update Control
Virtual Workspace

16. Visual Effects
One-Second Spotlight
One-Second Mutation
One-Second Motion
Highlight

17. Functionality
Lazy Registration
Direct Login
Host-Proof Hosting
Timeout
Heartbeat
Unique URLs

Part Five. Development Patterns

18. Diagnosis
Logging
Debugging
DOM Inspection
Traffic Sniffing

19. Testing
Simulation Service
Browser-Side Test
Service Test
System Test

Part Six. Appendixes
A. Ajax Frameworks and Libraries
B. Setting Up the Code Examples
C. Patterns and Pattern Languages
D. References

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