AJAX - A small Introduction
by rajesh[ Edit ] 2009-11-08 11:54:50
Ajax - shorthand for asynchronous JavaScript + XML
Ajax is not a Technology
Ajax is just a group of interrelated web development techniques
Ajax technique uses HTML, CSS, DOM, XML, XSLT, XMLHttpRequest, Javascript.
"Ajax" was named in 2005 by Jesse James Garrett. He thought of the term "Ajax" while in the shower.
Ajax not necessarily needs data to be send and received in XML format. Plain text can also be send via XMLHttpRequest.
Ajax will not work on any browser that does not support JavaScript or XMLHttpRequest.
AJAX - A small Introduction
