Whether apps are accessed strictly within an enterprise or developers need to share Web based docs with outside parties, one content sharing platform is using AJAX technology to enhance search and browse features for its on-demand service.
The final release of open source AJAX framework 1.0 is now available. The project extends the benefits of JavaScript and XML functionality to component framework Java Server Faces (JSF), which supports UI development for J2EE applications. This is a great application leading to the future AJAX development.
AJAX -based platform lets users share apps with the world; whether apps are accessed strictly within an enterprise developers need to hare Web -based documents with outside parties, one content sharing platform is using AJAX technology to enhance search and browse features for its on-demand service.
Stephen Walther, Super Expert pointed us to a new Ajax framework released for Microsoft .NET named Lollygag. The Lollygag framework includes a rich set of client-side widgets that you can use to display database data, perform form validation, and create rich animations.
Accessing database data with the Lollygag framework is easy. You can bind client-side widgets directly to data exposed by a database or you can bind widgets to data exposed by a business object.
When taking advantage of the Lollygag framework, you specify how a form field is validated only once. The validation is automatically applied on both the server and the client. Unlike other frameworks that only provide validation on the client, the Lollygag framework prevents malicious users from bypassing client-side validation and submitting data directly to the server.
Lollygag includes an entire animation framework. You can take advantage of animations to create different effects such as fades and wipes.
The full Lollygag framework works on the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
The Lollygag framework compresses all JavaScript sent to the browser automatically. Any custom JavaScript code that you write as a developer is also compressed automatically. The server-side portion of Lollygag is built on the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework. You can build server-side business objects using standard .NET languages such as C# and VB.NET; Lollygag client-side widgets can consume data exposed through server-side objects.
AJAX does have the right goal in mind, holds up the promise of much quicker response to user input, which is a prime factor in user satisfaction. AJAX also allows user interactivity that traditional Web applications do not provide, such as drag and drop and right click functionality.
