Ajax gives web developers the potential to create rich user-centered internet

applications. But Ajax also adds a new level of complexity and sophistication to

those applications.

Ajax in Practice tackles Ajax head-on, providing countless

hands-on techniques and tons of reusable code to address the specific issues

developers face when building Ajax-driven solutions.

After a brief overview of Ajax, this book takes the reader through dozens of

working examples, all presented in an easy-to-use cookbook format. Readers

will learn how to implement drag-and-drop interfaces and will discover how to

create effective navigation strategies for their applications. Unlike a traditional

cookbook, though, Ajax in Practice provides a thorough discussion of each

technique presented and shows how the individual components can be

connected to create powerful solutions. A fun "mash-up" chapter concludes the

book. Throughout Ajax in Practice, the examples chosen are interesting,

entertaining, and practical.