AJAX Developer Resource Center

While we expect quick response times and numerous interactive controls from Windows applications, it is not always straight-forward to implement these same techniques in Web applications.  But developers are an ingenious bunch, and they have figured out how to use readily available technology on the Web to provide that same responsiveness. That available technology includes JavaScript and XML used in concert to provide asynchronous communication between the client and the server. So AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) provides a fairly simple solution that can speed up client-server communication to allow Web pages to feel more like other applications on the desktop. Learn more using the links below.

AJAX and Spread Whitepaper

Optimizing Web Applications with AJAX and Spread for Web Forms This new whitepaper for ASP.NET developers discusses how integrating AJAX into an application may solve many problems and give your users the interactivity and speed they expect. This brief overview explores how to use AJAX in a spreadsheet application and explores the benefits and limitations of this new programming technology. Download .PDF >>

AJAX Online Demo

AJAX Demo using Spread for Web Forms Experience the power of AJAX first hand in this online demo using Spread for Web Forms. See how using the AJAX features of Spread can improve your applications performance and increase your customer's satisfaction displaying and interacting with tabular data. View Demo >>

AJAX Resources

AJAX Tutorials and Overviews

Microsoft ASP.NET Developer Center: AJAX
http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnaspp/html/ASPNetSpicedAjax.asp

AJAX: A New Approach to Web Applications (by AdaptivePath.com)
http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php

Introduction to AJAX
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-ajaxintro1.html

Understanding Asynchronous Requests
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-ajaxintro2/

Advanced Requests and Responses in AJAX
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-ajaxintro3/

AJAX (at Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_%28programming%29

AJAX Tutorials (at Listable.com)
http://www.listible.com/list/ajax-tutorials

AJAX Portals

AJAX Matters
http://www.ajaxmatters.com/r/welcome

AJAXian
http://www.ajaxian.com/

AJAX Impact
http://www.ajaximpact.com

AJAX Tools (Listable.com)
http://www.listible.com/list/ajax-library2C-api2C-tools--

AJAX Events and Conferences

AJAX Seminar
http://ajaxseminar.com/

The AJAX Experience
http://www.theajaxexperience.com/show_view.jsp?showId=58