AJAX

Ajax is Asyncronous Javascript And XML. The main concept is the XmlHttpRequest (XHR) object which is a standard way of making HTTP requests from within the JavaScript runtime environment.

Popular Ajax Frameworks

• http://mootools.net
• http://www.prototypejs.org
• http://wiki.script.aculo.us/scriptaculous/show/Demos

See also

• Wikipedia:Ajax
• W3C Ajax tutorial
• 5 October 2007 - news item about OrganicDesign changing to MediaWiki native ajax functionality
• Talk:AJAX - original conversation about mootools independence