AJAX for Web Development
AJAX, or Asynchronous Java and XML, is a collection of technologies, including XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM, and the XmlHttp Request object to create interactive Web applications. Is AJAX new to the web development technology? No, it is the name given to the set of tools conceived from the existing programming techniques to create dynamic web applications. AJAX has made it possible for developers and designers to develop and design more reactive and faster web applications which process or update any server submitted information without refreshing or reloading the page.
To simplify the technical functionality of AJAX, the user interface design, on receiving a response from the user, always reloads to display the processed result page. With the introduction of AJAX, after receiving any user action, the page is updated with the new results without being reloaded again. So, the whole page need not be refreshed and the application will be more interactive and responsive to the user.
Before the introduction of AJAX, the website designed with frames or iframes concept had an option for partial screen update. The user interface design inside the frame alone can be refreshed. With the arrival of AJAX, irrespective of the design, that part of the screen, which has the new information from the server, is updated and the rest of the interface design (web page) remains as such to ensure the continuity of user work.
The above discussed is the most important aspect of AJAX which has made it popular among web development languages. There are a few more advantages for the web designers while using the AJAX concept. Designers have the provision for using interactive controls like rich text editors, progress bars, tree structure, interactive menus and calendars. When AJAX allows these controls to be placed in the design, it indirectly increases the interaction of the website.
The best application of the AJAX concept is while developing sites which display real time map access. Also, highly interactive applications or websites can be benefited by AJAX. AJAX makes the user experience good control over the interactive and responsive applications that handle voluminous data. XEL Web Design implements AJAX technology keeping in track the type of website. Customers are satisfied with the implementation of the technology by XEL Web Design.
