Comments on: Book: ‘Bulletproof Ajax’ by Jeremy Keith

By: Josh (vancouver computers)

Josh (vancouver computers) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:12:54 +0000

I have not been much in touch with Ajax, but this review made me want to know more. Of I go. Thanks.

By: rozliczenia podatkowe w Angli

rozliczenia podatkowe w Angli — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:26:35 +0000

Excellent article. I agree it is a great kickstart guide for novices and the Ã¢â‚¬Å“uneducatedÃ¢â‚¬Â. thanks

By: indir

indir — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:41:03 +0000

we want more samples.Thx

By: AlÃ„Â±Ã…Å¸veriÃ…Å¸

AlÃ„Â±Ã…Å¸veriÃ…Å¸ — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:41:43 +0000

Anybody know where can I see some samples? Please

By: Rui Cruz

Rui Cruz — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:09:19 +0000

I bought and read the book and I must say that is very easy reading. Jeremy has a wonderful writing style.

It’s great for those that need the basics, but for more complex real world situations people should search for other books.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:38:31 +0000

We just put up an AJAX driven Ecommerce website at http://www.justfutoncovers.com. Check out the ordering process as well as the checkout process–pretty slick. Any comments would be appreciated.

By: Sergey Koksharov

Sergey Koksharov — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:03:27 +0000

Anybody know where can I see some samples?

By: Sarat Pediredla

Sarat Pediredla — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:54:07 +0000

Excellent review. I agree it is a great kickstart guide for novices and the “uneducated”.

By: bodo

bodo — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:24:57 +0000

Interestingly, I see less crappy ajax apps than flash based one.

By: Nate Klaiber

Nate Klaiber — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:21:29 +0000

RE: Gareth
Cool – completely understand the relativity scoring.

I think you did a great job of pointing out the major strengths and weaknesses of the book.

The book was there to get your feet wet, but if you want to go further – you are going to need to get a more advanced book (no knock to Jeremy, I think he would agree).

Again, great review.

By: Gareth Rushgrove

Gareth Rushgrove — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:13:16 +0000

Hi Nate. I guess the problem with any scoring is it needs to be relative to something. In this case I’m just being a harsh scorer! The book fully deserves the innevitable 5 star treatment on Amazon for instance. While reviewing a small number of the best recent books on Vitamin so far I’ve been sticking around the middle of the road just to establish a benchmark.

The book doesn’t set out to be for everyone and I think what it does cover it covers very well, hense the positive review. However it’s limited scope knocks it down just a touch in the end for me.

By: Nate Klaiber

Nate Klaiber — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:04:54 +0000

Very positive review, why only a 3.5/5? I thought this book did an incredible job for its intended audience. It is clearly stated that it isn’t a book for programmers, but for those looking to get their feet wet with AJAX (more of the designer crowd).

I like that he covers XML, JSON, and HTML and how to deal with the return value of each. It gives you a broad base to work with – and his Javascript is abstracted to accept each.

Also, and this is why I rate it higher, he makes it a point to only use AJAX when necessary. It is just another tool, and should be used for the right job. Using it just to use it isn’t really justification – and even if you do choose to use it, make sure it is accessible (the content) to those who do not have JS enabled.

The book was a short read, but I believe he packed a good punch in the small amount of pages.