05.24.06

AJAX

Posted in Development at 9:14 am by Soabirw

My task for the next few weeks here at work is AJAX. Used five toolkits so far and some are pretty impressive and easy to use.

  • SAJAX - Not really impressed at all. Not easy enough for a n00b like me anyway.
  • Agent - I think this is what SAJAX is trying to be. Very easy, but gives no gui perks. Just makes your server communication cake.
  • Rialto - All about the sexy gui help. Just with commands you can build an entire interface. And with enough tweaking you may be able to change the appearance to fit your needs. But it is slow. Pages crank like crazy.
  • Scriptaculous - Fantastic URL. Impressive demos too, but I haven’t had time to really play with it.
  • Dojo - This is the one I am spending most time on. I think it fits my current project the best. It’s easy to use and provides a good balance between libraries and gui.

The Dojo book also has the best geek, nerd, and dork comparison I’ve seen:

Geeks, Nerds, and Dorks: A geek has a very focused knowledge of a subject (that guy that memorized the language of myst), a nerd is a master at many subjects (that girl you go to when you need homework help), and a dork is just plain socially inept (Napoleon Dynamite).

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