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These are some of the books related to Ajax that are available as of summer 2006.
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Sam's Teach Yourself Ajax in 10 MinutesThis tiny book is very succinct and full of spunk...all around, the best bang for the buck, and small enough to fit in a backpack! I recommend buying it if you are strongly interested in Ajax. It has a very good chapter near the end showing how to call a SOAP web service using Ajax. Here's the publisher's page for this book. |
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O'Reilly's Javascript: The Definitive GuideThis is an essential reference for everything Javascript, which makes it important if exploring Ajax. It can be overwhelming for beginners, but it has a great index, and it won't be long before you're jumping here and there to get the real scoop on Javascript. A free copy of Chapter 17 "The Document Object Model" is available online. The entire text of this book can be accessed in Safari Tech Books Online (see NOTE). From within "Safari Tech Books Online", you can print any of the text that you need. |
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Head Rush AjaxThis book is very thorough and has lots of great sample code with explanations. The text can be amusing or annoying, depending on mood (sometimes, I just want to see code and resent all the conversation). It's quite accessible to web beginners, which is one reason we chose it.
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Wrox' Professional AjaxThis book stands out for its excellent historical overview of how Ajax grew to exist. It also appears to be the only book among those mentioned on this site that covers the use of hidden frames and Iframes as an Ajax technique (it has been around longer but is still used widely). A free copy of Chapter 1 "What is Ajax?" is available online. I also like Chapter 3, "Patterns in Ajax", which is available for you to read in Blackboard. Please read both chapters before the exam. Here's the publisher's page on this book. |
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O'Reilly's Ajax HacksI have not finished reading this book yet, but I notice that Hack #28 from this books discusses how to start using the Google Maps API. The book also contains several hacks for Ruby on Rails. Here's the publisher's page for this book. The entire text of this book can be accessed in Safari Tech Books Online (see NOTE). From within "Safari Tech Books Online", you can print any of the text that you need.
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