Doing some dynamic data recall with async requests is not the same as building an ajax application. A real ajax app has a single page, and never refreshes. Every click by a user initiates some event, that event is processed via the app controller, possibly resulting in a call for data from the server, and then the view is updated if needed. Doing that requires a understanding of UI development from a hard-core programming perspective, even if you have some stellar APIs to work with to simplify the mundane tasks.
If you just want the former, you don't need much. You can probably do it all manually, or pick up something like Neuromancer and you can make your first request with literally 2 lines of code. But if you want to do it for real, the task ahead is far from trivial. Google Maps is a SIMPLE ajax app. GMail is more complex, but neither one is really very complicated when you get right down to it. There's what, maybe 15 views in GMail? Think about how many views you've got in a basic ecom backend. I think Sean is talking about the latter, while you and Dave are talking about the former. Both are valuable. One is complex, one is simple[r]. But lets not get into a pissing fight that an apple is better than a cow, unless we agree what the task at hand is. cheers, barneyb On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:11:24 -0500, Rick Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sean, > > Don't you think with the interest in Ajax shown on the list this week > that those simpler API's are but mere months away? > > Most developers aren't trying to build another Google maps, they just > want to build better forms and navigation. > > Rick Mason -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 50 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:199438 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
