Comet and Reverse Ajax: The Next-Generation Ajax 2.0 is the first and only book of its kind covering Comet and Reverse Ajax in such detail. Written by Ajax expert and best–selling author Dave Crane, this book is a practical, hands–on resource for developers who want to preview and even use some of what will likely be in the next hot Ajax 2.0 release.

If you're a Java developer and you want to add Ajax functionality to your web applications, look no further than Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks. The authors begin by recapping Ajax basics, and then they unveil a comprehensive Java/Ajax toolkit. The last part of the book shows you how to build up a series of professional Java/Ajax applications, incorporating some of today's most popular frameworks.

Foundations of ASP.NET AJAX thoroughly details how ASP.NET AJAX—the hybrid Microsoft technology—operates. The book takes you swiftly through the basic principles of AJAX, then deep into the heart of the technology, where every namespace is discussed and every function considered. By the end of the book, you’ll know all the essentials to confidently produce cutting–edge ASP.NET AJAX applications swiftly and professionally.

As a JavaScript developer, your time is precious, and you want to solve problems that present themselves in your work as quickly as possible. Ajax and REST Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach will serve all of your Ajax needs, by providing adaptable solutions for all of the common tasks you'll want to implement on web sites using Ajax, DOM scripting, and REST techniques.

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Foundations of Ajax focuses on what the Ajax technology means and why it can make a difference to your products. The authors demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of Ajax techniques in a variety of environments. They back up their discussion with a multitude of coding examples and links to existing Ajax applications already on the Web.

Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) is an innovative toolkit for developing applications that will run as rich clients as well as web applications. Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform is the first book on the new Eclipse RAP, and it introduces the required RCP and OSG/i concepts used by Eclipse RAP.

Pro ASP.NET 3.5 Server Controls and AJAX Components is a reference for the serious ASP.NET developer who understands the benefits of object–oriented development and wants to apply those principles to ASP.NET 3.5, ASP.NET AJAX, and server control development. This book also covers SharePoint and targets the latest version of Visual Studio (2008) and the .NET Framework (3.5).

Beginning Web Development, Silverlight, and ASP.NET AJAX: From Novice to Professional aims to give you the skills you need to start building web applications with Microsoft’s next–generation technology as quickly as possible. Whether you’re interested in ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, or the technologies that support them (WPF, WCF, WF, etc.), this book is the starting point that you need.

ZK is the most popular open source SourceForge Ajax web framework that enables rich user interface for web applications with no JavaScript and little programming. ZK Step-By-Step will show you how to use this simplest Ajax framework to write real-world responsive web applications.

Pro Apache Struts with Ajax maps out how to use the Apache Struts MVC web framework so you can solve everyday web application development challenges. This book takes an application-centric approach: the development of an application drives Struts along with Ajax coverage--not the other way around.

Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to Professional is the first book to introduce how these two popular technologies can work together to create next-generation applications. You'll learn how to build PHP/AJAX-enabled solutions for forms validation, file upload monitoring, database-driven information display and manipulation, web services, Google Maps integration, and more.

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Practical Ajax Projects with Java Technology provides a learn-by-example experience for Java developers. It features a crowd-pleasing array of seven complete example applications that you can even adapt for use in your own projects. Technologies covered include Apache, Ant, Ajax Tags, Struts, Prototype, DWR, Dojo, and more.

This book examines how the Ajax technology and the .NET Framework can work in tandem. It thoroughly covers the XMLHTTPRequest processes and the .NET 2.0 class libraries, and shows you how to turn theory into practice and concepts into code, with samples that duplicate many new web technologies.

Practical but comprehensive, Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax is an essential guide for modern JavaScript programming. The book begins with a JavaScript overview, and then builds up your JavaScript toolkit. Later chapters cover symbiotic JavaScript techniques and introduce you to Ajax development.

Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax is a practical and comprehensive book that includes everything you need to know to get up to speed with XML development quickly and painlessly. You'll get an XML overview, learn about basic essential uses, and discover real-world XML uses.

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Pro JSF and Ajax shows you how to leverage the full potential of JavaServer Faces (JSF) and Ajax. This is not an entry-level tutorial, but a book about building Ajax-enabled JSF components for sophisticated, enterprise-level Rich Internet Applications. This J2EE 5-compliant book will help you exploit the power of JSF in your Java web applications.

Ajax Patterns and Best Practices enables you to quickly write applications that work properly. This book is about making things happen on both the client and server sides. And because the book outlines various patterns and best practices, you can quickly check and verify that you're building an efficient Ajax application.

Mootools is a light, modular JavaScript framework that makes adding Ajax, animations, and interactive elements to your site a breeze. But it’s more than fancy effects and shortcuts; Mootools enhances the JavaScript language and makes writing clean, object–oriented code almost pleasant. Unlocking the power of Mootools, and therefore JavaScript, isn’t that hard, but knowing where to start can be. Mootools Essentials aims to help you with that task.

If you're a web developer with previous JavaScript and DOM scripting experience, Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries is perfect for you to take your knowledge up to the next level, with coverage of the latest techniques and real-world practical projects to help you learn by example.