In one of my earlier posts I had stated as to how SUN is getting ready to empower the Web 2.0 revolution. Its clear that there is a revolution of some sorts waiting to happen. When the internet was born, only a few would have thought that it would outdo every other medium on earth. Communication, entertainment, business all have integrated their products with applications, that help users connect to the internet. The Web 2.0 revolution is already here with new hardware, more bandwidth, and improved applications. GMAIL, I must say is the Web 2.0, web based free email service. The X6400 is the Web 2.0 web server.
When we talk of applications, we must of talk about the code used to build it.
I was just thinking of how we are seeing this new breed of websites, which seem to be online even when they are processing my form. I no more see a blank page while my slow internet connection seems to be sending data to and fro. As I click “Back to Inbox” in GMAIL, I instantly get switched back to my inbox. No need to reload all the frames and stare at a white screen even for a second.
The magic is nothing but “AJax”, what I call as a Web 2.0 internet scripting language. Works with the new breed of browsers that support a new JavaScript object. Ajax is nothing but a new way of using the same JavaScript, ASP and html to code more dynamic pages. A depiction of the AJaX framework is as below
Simply put AJaX is a better user experience for your website. Make it more interactive and less bandwidth consuming.
Will keep readers posted on more about Web 2.0 and related stuff in my future posts.