TCF 2nd Professional Conference
Development Track
Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
Abstract : The term AJAX stands for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML", a new name for a combination of existing technologies. With AJAX, a Web page loads as quickly as any other application. Parts of the page refresh themselves as needed, while other parts stay the same. No more waiting for a full page to come back from the server. The most widely used application of AJAX is Google Maps. The Google server sends an XML document to the visitor?s Web browser, and then the browser does all the formatting. The visitor can pan and zoom without reloading the entire page. Bio : Dr. Burd is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He received an M.S. degree in Computer Science at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Illinois. He has lectured at conferences in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Asia. He is the author of several articles and books, most recently Ruby on Rails For Dummies. |