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Book:   Ajax Design Patterns
Subject:   practical reference book
Date:   2007-08-27 15:22:55
From:   Sunny
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

Ajax Design Patterns is good both as a reference book and for learning new techniques of AJAX development. This book explores many cutting-edge and practical techniques used in developing dynamic web applications. It is easy and enjoyable to read, presenting the material in a clear and concise structure. Its only weakness is its lack of concrete code examples for some patterns. For example, the “Page Rearrangement” pattern briefly discusses how to use CSS and set the coordinates of elements but does not discuss the issue in depth (e.g. potential problems with determining the window size for positioning elements, etc). One of the best parts of the book is the real world examples given for each pattern. Also, the tools for AJAX development discussed are very useful.


Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone in web design/development, especially those working on dynamic websites.


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"If you want to get up-to-speed with core Ajax technologies this is the text to have. Anyone with a professional-level interest in web technologies should read Ajax Design Patterns."
--Major Keary, Book News