Definitely a good reference. It may be over his head though and if he's just starting out, I think Head Start Ajax will be a better book for him.
Rey... Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) wrote: > Saying that, I found Ajax in Action to be a very good reference item. > > > > > > "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, > Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, > Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is > confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the > intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note > that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the > information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call > our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael E. Carluen > To: CF-Talk > Sent: Wed Jun 13 18:58:00 2007 > Subject: RE: Ajax/flex/spry > > To add to Rey's suggestion: yes, get up to speed with your JS basics and > fundamentals first... you don't have to be an expert but still know the JS > syntax and constructs before ajax. Then, decide on the JS library that > serves your need. There have been more than enough comparison discussions on > this subject in the list archive. So just dig-in. > > I will not suggest for you to pickup any AJAX books since the technology is > just changing so quickly, that some, if not most, seems to be out-dated by > the time the book goes in print. Just save you Moolah for your caffeine. > (just my opinion, though some might disagree.) I am sure that whatever > js/ajax library you choose will have more than enough online docs for you go > on. > > Finally, don't forget one of the best js/ajax teacher of all...: "view > source". > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:24 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: Ajax/flex/spry >> >> Charles, >> >> If you only know minimal JS, you should really consider getting a good >> book on it and picking it up before diving into an Ajax library. While >> most Ajax libs abstract JS to some extent, eventually, you're going to >> have to dig into it to actually build something. >> >> If you just want a straight Ajax library, then I would suggest AjaxCFC >> or JSMX. If you want more in terms of widgets, then mxAjax has that. >> >> I use jQuery which is one of the more popular JS libs, because of its >> ease of syntax, community and wealth of widgets. I've turned on a number >> of CF folks to it and they've been very happy with it. >> >> Adobe Spry is also a nice alternative and includes some very nice data >> binding capabilities. >> >> Rey... >> >> Charles Sheehan-Miles wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> So this is a request for opinions. I'm way behind the curve in that >> I've >>> done nothing in terms of Ajax or flex. >>> >>> I'm looking for opinions in terms of what would be the quickest and >> easiest >>> to get up to speed on. I only know the most minimal javascript. Any >>> opinions on what is the most effective to get up to speed on quickly? >>> >>> Is there anything that's already encapsulated in cfcs? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Charles >>> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:281063 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
