SAO Corvallis AJAX Technical Presentation Supplement Links - Examples, Key Topics, and Tools

I did a how-to AJAX technical presentation for the Corvallis chapter of the Software Association of Oregon and I thought I'd supplement that presentation with a good summary of links to get started and learn more about AJAX.


Background Information:

• Where the term AJAX started...
  Adaptive Path - Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
  
• Wikipedia - AJAX
  
• Developer.com - Top Ten Reasons AJAX is Here to Stay
  

Examples of AJAX in Action:

• Google Maps
  
• Google Suggest
  
• MSDN Library (Tree View)
  
• AJAX Translator
  
• CodeTranslator: Free Code Translation From VB.NET <-> C#
  
• Clearnova - Basic AJAX Examples
  
• Particletree - Preloading Data with Ajax and JSON
  
• ajaxpatterns.com - Huge list of AJAX Examples
  

Getting Started:

• Informit.com - How To Use AJAX
  
• Mozilla Developer Center - AJAX:Getting Started
  
• Xml.com - Very Dynamic Web Interfaces
  
• Apple Developer Connection - Dynamic HTML and XML: The XMLHttpRequest Object
  

AJAX Libraries Lists:

• eDevil’s weblog - JavaScript libraries roundup
  
• ajaxpatterns.org - DotNet Ajax Frameworks
  

Usability

• Baekdal.com - XMLHttpRequest Usability Guidelines
  
• Software As She's Developed - AJAX Patterns: Design Patterns for AJAX Usability
  

Performance

• Web Performance, Inc - Performance Impacts of AJAX Development
  

Standards

• WC3 - Web APIs Working Group
  

Tools

• A must use...
  The Fiddler
  
  
• This provides a convenient way to view the DOM and see your changes in action...
  Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar