AJAX is Stand for “Asynchronous JavaScript and XML”, AJAX is a group of interrelated web development techniques used for creating interactive web applications or rich Internet applications. In simple words, the AJAX Framework is a framework that helps to develop web applications that use Ajax, a collection of technologies used to build dynamic web pages on the client side. While in a programming view, the core classes of AJAX are coded in javascript.
The common AJAX framework include :
Dojo Toolkit - an Open Source DHTML toolkit written in JavaScript.
jQuery - a JavaScript framework that provides an Ajax framework and other utilities.
Mootools - a compact and modular JavaScript framework best known for its visual effects and transitions.
Prototype- a JavaScript framework that provides Ajax and other utilities.
Script.aculo.us - Used with the Prototype Framework, mainly for animations and interface development.
Yahoo! UI Library – a set of utilities and controls, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and Ajax.
Today’s AJAX are widely used in the web development for the motion effects. However, JASON ( javascript Object Notation) combined with the AJAX effects create some awesome dynamic sliding menu or slider.
AJAX nowadays not only used for archiving visual effect, it has been used to improve the web usability for example the AJAX Data Grid by JQuery, AJAX Form, AJAX uploader, AJAX progress bar and more….
