Also, Just to add... AJAX itself is very small. I mean it just making connections to the server and returning data. The HeadRush book goes into detail about this and gives people a taste of how that can be used (I have not finished the book). If you want to learn how to really program huge applications with AJAX, that is beyond the scope of this book and AJAX itself. If that's what you want, you will probably need a variety of books that help you master DHTML.
-my two cents ....................... Ben Nadel Web Developer Nylon Technology 350 7th Avenue Floor 10 New York, NY 10001 212.691.1134 x 14 212.691.3477 fax www.nylontechnology.com "Some people call me the space cowboy. Some people call me the gangster of love." -----Original Message----- From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:01 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: AJAX T, I see your point but I have to say that Head Rush Ajax has been a great intro so far to Prototype. While it may not provide me with info on everything that the library includes, it has allowed me to get going in a VERY easy and understandable way. So for those starting out, I really do recommend this book and Ben Nadel seems to also like it. One thing that I found last night was a Prototype cheat sheet developed by Jonathan Snook. It can be found here: http://www.snook.ca/archives/000531.php My next Ajax book will be Foundations of Ajax but I am definitely going to get Ajax in Action based on your recommendation. Thanks, Rey... RADEMAKERS Tanguy wrote: > Sadly, i can't agree. "Head Rush Ajax" devotes one whole page (big > fonts, crazy layout) to Prototype, and only covers one of the Ajax > methods, which amounts to just a few percent of the whole API. Rumour > has it that Sitepoint (publishers of the second best js book ever: > "The Javascript Anthology") will be publishing a book completely > devoted to Prototype... now that's gonna rock. For AJAX specific books > available now, i recommend manning's "AJAX in action" and the "Pragmatic AJAX" > book. The manning book is especially interesting in that it goes > waaaaay beyond the "here's how to make an xmlHttp request" stuff and > gets into things like patterns (esp. MVC style development) and > refactoring in javascript. Not that i'm looking to develop the next > google calendar or anything, but if i ever wanted to, this book would > be the one living under my pillow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:244417 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
