AjaxCoded

We wanted to show a good example of AJAX in use. The criteria was to find an exisiting example on the Internet and plug it in with little modification. Searches led to hundreds of examples, probably more like thousands.
The “Best Example” we could find comes from Dynamic Drive. Their site and examples are by far the best we found with clear explanations and simple installations.
On the left sidebar we have a Blogroll and Links area defined. Selecting these will expand the respective list without a page refresh. The installation and configuration took about 5 minutes.
The sample is a direct install [...]

Although in some form AJAX applications have exisited for years, Jesse Garrett, co-founder of San Francisco consultancy Adaptive Path is credited with coining the term AJAX. As reported by CNET on March 22, 2005. AJAX: Web “shift” or business as usual?
AJAX: A new approach to web applications is the original essay by Jesse Garrett with a detailed outline of what AJAX is.
This essay is written with a clear and concise voice and is highly recommended for anyone interested in understanding the definition of AJAX.

AJAX = Asynchronous JavaScript And XML

XHTML (or HTML) and CSS for marking up and styling information.
The Document Object Model for dynamic display and interaction.
The XMLHttpRequest for asynchronously data exchange
Javascript for putting it all together