Ajax Programming for the Absolute Beginner

by Jr, Jerry Lee Ford

Overview

Learn Ajax the easy way! If you are new to programming with Ajax and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science instructors, books in the "for the absolute beginner" series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. You will acquire the skills that you need for more practical programming applications and will learn how these skills can be put to use in real-world scenarios. Best of all, by the time you finish the book you will be able to apply the basic principles you've learned to the next programming language you tackle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435455313
Publisher:	Course Technology PTR
Publication date:	01/10/2008
Series:	Absolute Beginner
Sold by:	CENGAGE LEARNING
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with over 19 years of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Jerry is also the author or co-author of 28 other books including Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Microsoft WSH and VBScript programming for the Absolute Beginner, and Microsoft Windows Shell Script Programming for the Absolute Beginner. He has over five years of experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in Information Technology. He lives in Hanover, Virginia with his wife, Mary, and their children Alexander, William, and Molly.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Introducing Ajax Chapter 1: An Ajax Overview Part II: Learning JavaScript and the DOM Chapter 2: JavaScript Programming Part 1 Chapter 3: JavaScript Programming Part 2 Chapter 4: Understanding the Document Object Model Part III: Building Ajax Applications Chapter 5: Ajax Basics Chapter 6: Digger Deeper into Ajax Part IV: Data Management and Presentation Chapter 7: Working with XML Chapter 8: Working with Cascading Style Sheets Chapter 9: Working with Ajax and PHP Chapter 10: Important Ajax Design Issues Part V: Appendices Appendix A: What's on the Companion Web Site? Appendix B: What Next? Glossary