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The Four Quantum States of AJAX
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04/12/2006, By Kevin Hakman
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Kevin Hakman has written a nice article that discusses the four Quantum states of Ajax.
He start writing the article with the following words "Uh oh! Here comes yet another technology buzzword. This time it’s “AJAX”. In addition to being a household cleaner, a character from Greek mythology, and the name of a European soccer club, AJAX is Asynchronous communication, JavaScript, and XML. These technologies, which are already present in your browser, make it possible to retrieve information without refreshing a Web page."
The base technology for AJAX has been available since 1999 when Microsoft put an XML parser into Internet Explorer and formalized, in its XML HTTP Request object, a method for background communications that eliminated the need for creative work-arounds, such as using hidden portions of a Web page.
The early AJAX pioneers focused on business-to-business applications where Internet Explorer had a ubiquitous presence. However, with the recent addition of AJAX capabilities to other browsers, most notably Mozilla Firefox, developers are enhancing consumer applications with richer capabilities. Support across multiple browser types enabled Google to provide its much touted maps.google.com site to a world-wide audience.
Four Quantum States
This article proposes four quantum states of AJAX in an effort to tease apart and classify the plethora of AJAX technologies available today.
Communication libraries
User Interface Components
Rich Internet Application frameworks
RIA Frameworks with robust visual tooling
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