Yes, the frameworks are different, but really, there is only a few that matter, and only one of those that really actually matter.
jQuery is, by far, the best. If you pay attention to most javascript questions people have these days, it's something like this: "Q: How do I do X in javascript?" "A: You don't. Just use jQuery." If you want a whole widget ui framework, use ExtJs. Otherwise, just use jQuery. It's unbelievably good. jquery.com has a tutorial area http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials which is good. For me, it helps to have videos, so google it or hit up youtube for them. nathan strutz [Blog and Family @ http://www.dopefly.com/] [AZCFUG Manager @ http://www.azcfug.org/] [Twitter @nathanstrutz] On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:32 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks a lot Andy. I knew there were different frameworks out there but > wasn't sure how that fit in with AJAX. I assume they are all AJAX but > much like .NET they all have different built in functions etc? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Matthews [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 2:26 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: RE: AJAX > > > I'd avoid a book on "AJAX" and instead pick a book focusing on a > specific > JavaScript framework such as jQuery, or ExtJS. If you just want AJAX > then it > might be worth it to write your own code, but if you're wanting "rich > internet apps" then you'll be needing DOM manipulation and effects > anyway. > > My choice has, for the last 3 years, been jQuery. It's lightweight and > super > easy to use. jQuery is to JavaScript like ColdFusion is to server side > languages. It makes it fast, easy, and good. > > The Learning jQuery 1.3 book comes highly recommended. I'd also suggest > you > jump on the official jQuery mailing list over at Google Groups: > http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en > > > andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:56 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: AJAX > > > Can anyone recommend a good book for AJAX? I want to start working on > more > web 2.0 style apps and with the new CF server it seems to make it > easier. I > just need to understand more about it and how it all works. I can > JavaScript > and I can CF so I wouldn't think it would be too hard to pickup. Any > recommendations for reading material on the subject? Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324165 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
