Professional Rich Internet Applications: AJAX and Beyond

Professional Rich Internet Application Development: AJAX and Beyond takes a look at full-fledged applications that while existing solely on the internet provide the same rich user experience and functionality as those that have traditionally lived on out desktop computer. Applications like Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Live, Google Maps, Writely, and Bootcamp have proven that this is the future of computing. This book will walk the reader through all aspects of the applications looking at the overall architecture and then breaking it down into client-side and server-side technologies, while maintaining a focus on the desired functionality of the application. Technologies covered include AJAX (Flash)OpenLaszlo/ActionStep DHTML JavaScript XSLT Java Python PHP Ruby on Rails