Ajax Design Patterns

Ajax Design Patterns

Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1. Introducing Ajax
Chapter 2. A Pattern-Led Tutorial
Chapter 3. Ajax Design: Principles and Patterns

Part II: Foundational Technology Patterns
Chapter 4. Ajax App
Chapter 5. Display Manipulation
Chapter 6. Web Remoting
Chapter 7. Dynamic Behavior
Chapter 8. Extended Technologies

Part III: Programming Patterns
Chapter 9. Web Services
Chapter 10. Browser-Server Dialogue
Chapter 11. DOM Population
Chapter 12. Code Generation and Reuse
Chapter 13. Performance Optimization

Part IV: Functionality and Usability Patterns
Chapter 14. Widgets
Chapter 15. Page Architecture
Chapter 16. Visual Effects
Chapter 17. Functionality

Part V: Development Patterns
Chapter 18. Diagnosis
Chapter 19. Testing

Part VI: Appendixes
Ajax Frameworks and Libraries
Setting Up the Code Examples
Patterns and Pattern Languages
References

The patterns outlined in the book fall into four categories:

1. Foundational technology: Examines the raw technologies required for Ajax development
2. Programming: Exposes techniques that developers have discovered to ensure their Ajax applications are maintainable
3. Functionality and usability: Describes the types of user interfaces you'll come across in Ajax applications, as well as the new types of functionality that Ajax makes possible
4. Development: Explains the process being used to monitor, debug, and test Ajax applications