Top Stories by Daniel B. Markham
(April 5, 2006) - It’s not the latest sequel to the “Jason versus
Freddie” movie, it’s one of the decisions you need to make if
you’re rolling out a Web 2.0 product. Make the wrong choice, and your
project and reputation can suffer. Make the right choice, and you can be a
hero. There aren’t any easy answers, but I can take you on a tour of
the technology and the decisions involved so you can make a better-informed
choice. During our tour I promise you won’t be attacked by a man in a
hockey mask, so sit back and enjoy the ride.
On one side, we have the XML/XMLHttpRequest camp. It uses the world-wide
XML standard for data. It also involves using the XMLHttpRequest capabilities
of most all browsers to retrieve information from a server. We use the
XMLHttpRequest object to get XML from our server. So when we say XML in this
art... (more)
Daniel B. Markham, the most recent new contributor to AjaxWorld
Magazine writes: First there was Java, then XML, then AJAX. Now I present to
you: "XJAX."
XJAX stands for Cross-domain JavaScript and XML. It's a way of working with
data sources from various sites inside a web page without having to have a
dedicated server.
How do I know this new word, this new force majure of the industry? Well. I
made it up.
I guess I should apologize to sombody. After all, perhaps you need a special
certificate or something to create something as beautiful as awk, grep, RegEx
(not to be confuse... (more)
function PopUp01(URL) { day = new Date(); id = day.getTime(); eval("page" +
id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "',
'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,status=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,directories=0,hotkeys=0,width=1160,height=880');");
}
Why is this monkey in danger?
I've been having more fun than a person should have over the past few months
with Web 2.0, and you’re going to get a kick out of what I've been
doing. Especially since it involves the impending death of a beloved Web
mascot.
First I must confess that I'm a slime-sucking weasel. No, not the kind you
meet i... (more)