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by Jeremy Keith (Author), Aaron Gustafson (Technical Editor)
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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders; illustrated edition edition (19 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0321472667
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321472663
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 18.8 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 89,643 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Step-by-step guide reveals best practices for enhancing Web sites with Ajax

  • A step-by-step guide to enhancing Web sites with Ajax.
  • Uses progressive enhancement techniques to ensure graceful degradation (which makes sites usable in all browsers).
  • Shows readers how to write their own Ajax scripts instead of relying on third-party libraries.

Web site designers love the idea of Ajax--of creating Web pages in which information can be updated without refreshing the entire page. But for those who aren't hard-core programmers, enhancing pages using Ajax can be a challenge. Even more of a challenge is making sure those pages work for all users. In Bulletproof Ajax, author Jeremy Keith demonstrates how developers comfortable with CSS and (X)HTML can build Ajax functionality without frameworks, using the ideas of graceful degradation and progressive enhancement to ensure that the pages work for all users. Throughout this step-by-step guide, his emphasis is on best practices with an approach to building Ajax pages called Hijax, which improves flexibility and avoids worst-case scenarios.



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Step-by-step guide reveals best practices for enhancing Web sites with Ajax

  • A step-by-step guide to enhancing Web sites with Ajax.
  • Uses progressive enhancement techniques to ensure graceful degradation (which makes sites usable in all browsers).
  • Shows readers how to write their own Ajax scripts instead of relying on third-party libraries.

Web site designers love the idea of Ajax--of creating Web pages in which information can be updated without refreshing the entire page. But for those who aren't hard-core programmers, enhancing pages using Ajax can be a challenge. Even more of a challenge is making sure those pages work for all users. In Bulletproof Ajax, author Jeremy Keith demonstrates how developers comfortable with CSS and (X)HTML can build Ajax functionality without frameworks, using the ideas of graceful degradation and progressive enhancement to ensure that the pages work for all users. Throughout this step-by-step guide, his emphasis is on best practices with an approach to building Ajax pages called Hijax, which improves flexibility and avoids worst-case scenarios.



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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic introduction to AJAX, 21 Aug 2007
By J. G. Macpherson "john_macpherson" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This is going to be a quick review, but this is a great book.

I bought Jeremy Keith's first book DOM Scripting and couldn't wait to read this, the authors second book.

I am a designer but have a have medium ranged skills in PHP and Javascript and found this book slightly below my level, but the code examples were explained enough for the smart newbie.

It certainly wont take your skills up to an advanced level of AJAX but its a fantastic introduction and will not only teach how to build an intermediate AJAX system, but the why and why not.

I can't recommend this book enough for anyone looking to get a foothold of AJAX which is now popping up everywhere on the web.

Really looking forward to the authors third book, which i really hope is in production.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, rapid introduction, for those who already know HTML and a little JS, 2 Sep 2007
By Brennan Young "Shameless onanist and flaneur" (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews
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I was a bit skeptical when I saw how slender this book was, and when the author started with a brush-up on JavaScript syntax, I began wondering whether there would be any 'meat'.

Pretty soon, though, I was well into the practicalities of Ajax, described clearly and succinctly, with even the warts (and all) mentioned in enough detail that I now feel confident enough to tackle multi-platform Ajax jobs. The various popular Ajax frameworks are discussed, and the most important pitfalls are negotiated on the basis of offering a wide range of solutions. At no time do you feel 'locked-in' to a particular framework or paradigm.

If you're a complete newcomer to web design, this book might be a bit of a challenge, but if you've been a bit around the houses, and know some HTML and Javascript already, this is THE Ajax book to buy. Why pay more for a few extra hundred 'baby's first website' pages you'll never read anyway?
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19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Supurb book - author should stand up and take a bow, 30 Jan 2008
By Kirk St Moritz "Kirk" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This book won't teach you about "advanced AJAX". This is primarily because there is no such thing as advanced Ajax. The concept is pretty straightforward.

What however isn't obvious, is the pros and cons of implementing Ajax itself. This is where this book stands out.

The non-intrusive approach to Ajax championed by this book is exactly the solution I needed to all my Ajax worries. I read this in conjunction with more detailled Ajax books, and this book really came into its own once I had appreciated more fully what Ajax was all about using the other books "Ajax and PHP" was one notable titlte; loads of worked examples and a sea anemone on the front cover.

It took a second read of this book to fully appreciate the author's intentions, abd I am so glad that I did. My sites are much better for it.

Unmissable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ajax explained right from the beginning
Another one must read and easy to follow books from Jeremy Keith on how to build a better Web sites with Ajax functionality right from the start. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Zlatin Ivanov

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but very short.
The first thing I noticed about this book is how short it is. It is only around 200 pages, and has been really lengthened by the fact that there is a 2 inch margin between the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Finbarr Taylor

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book - I would have given it -10 stars
This book is total rubbish, I bought it to lean Ajax and make my websites look cool but you can't learn anything from this book. Read more
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