Ajax Essentials

Introduction (13:43 )
Welcome
Exercise files
Understanding AJAX
Understanding what AJAX is not
Overview

1. Developer Essentials (35:05)
Understanding the development workflow
Selecting the right tools for the job
Customizing Firefox for AJAX development
Configuring Apache on Mac OS X
Installing WAMP on Windows Vista
HTML, CSS, and JavaScript prerequisites

2. Understanding the DOM and XML Formats (15:55)
Understanding the DOM format
Exploring the DOM with Firefox
Using JavaScript to manipulate the DOM
Looking at XML and the DOM

3. Understanding XML HTTP Requests (24:16)
Understanding HTTP requests
Understanding the XHR object
Understanding XHR states
Using XHR content
Understanding XHR responses
Understanding XHR security limitations

4. Previewing Links with AJAX (23:31 )
Understanding the project overview
Modifying a static HTML and CSS site
Adding the JavaScript
Reusing the code

5. Creating Dynamic Forms (36:20)
Understanding the project overview
Modifying a static HTML and CSS form
Adding an XML file
Adding AJAX
Adding JavaScript
Testing the results
Reusing the code

6. Creating Dynamic Maps (33:47 )
Understanding the project overview
Creating an HTML file
Modifying the CSS
Creating positioned divs with Dreamweaver
Describing the XML page
Adding AJAX
Adding more JavaScript
Testing the results

7. Understanding AJAX Frameworks (35:44 )
Understanding the framework
Getting and exploring the Yahoo! UI framework
Exploring YUI framework examples
Understanding the YUI framework documentation

8. Using the YUI Animation Widget (41:45)
Understanding the widget
Getting an XML file from Flickr
Creating an HTML page
Creating the CSS file
Creating the JavaScript
Testing the results

9. Closing (01:55 )
Additional Resources
Goodbye