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5 Ways to Optimize AJAX in Ruby on Rails

2. July 2007

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.- Arthur C. Clarke When Google first unveiled GMail, then GMaps, a firestorm of interest and activity was generated — not just in those Google applications, but the technologies that powered them. These web programming techniques (now, of course, known collectively as AJAX) have become incredibly popular, especially among Web [...]

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Book: ‘Bulletproof Ajax’ by Jeremy Keith

24. April 2007

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Gareth Rushgrove reports on Jeremy Keith's latest book, Bulletproof Ajax, finding out who the book is aimed at and what they'll learn from it.

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Create Cross Browser Vector Graphics

19. December 2006

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For years, web developers have asked the question, “How can I draw in the browser?”. This simple question has anything but a straightforward answer. While the image tag is great, CSS is amazing, and Flash gets the job done, it still is not enough. What I’ve wanted for almost a decade is the ability [...]

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Create a Searchable Google map

30. October 2006

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The GSmapSearchControl Solution is a simple to use application of the Google AJAX Search API that is designed to let you easily add a searchable map to your pages, sites and blogs. The rest of this page discusses this topic in detail - but if you just want to cut and paste some code, the [...]

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Responsible Asynchronous Scripting

28. May 2006

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Asynchronous or remote scripting has been lurking in the background of web app development for quite some time now. Originally dependent on proprietary technology like Java applets, ActiveX and Flash or clever combinations of disparate technologies like images and cookies, native support for the XMLHttpRequest (XHR) object in modern browsers has made it easier than [...]

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Create Your Own Ajax effects

10. April 2006

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The basic and prebuilt effects in script.aculo.us are nice, but if you really want to build something great why not investigate doing your own, homegrown, do-it-yourself effects. We’re going to show you how to take basic effects and build on them to create your own. So let’s get going. First, download and include Prototype and script.aculo.us [...]

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