Ajax has just recently taken off in the second half of 2005 from a mindshare standpoint. Many developers are just now looking to what Ajax can do for their applications and ultimately heir customers. So, just who is using Ajax publicly?
• Google Suggest—Google Suggest features a dynamic drop-down list box that provides possible items to search on along with the approximate number of search results.
• Google Maps—The ability to grab a map and zoom around without requiring a postback is just amazing. This app/service took the development world by storm when it came out.
• Google GMail—Google GMail is a web-based email system available through Google.
• Microsoft Hotmail Kahuna update—At the time of this writing, the Hotmail upgrade that is referred to as Kahuna is in beta test. As a beta user of the application, I can testify to the improved user interface and responsiveness that this application provides.
• Live.com—The local.live.com service from Microsoft is actively using the Atlas framework, as is nearly the entire Live.com service.
• Easy Search component—The ASP.NET Easy Search Component provides support for searching a single web site similar to the Google Suggest service available through Google.
• Other component vendors—Component vendors such as ComponentArt, Dart, and others are providing controls that provide a rich user experience without forcing a full postback. In addition to third-party interest, the amount of developer interest is tremendous. For example, one only has to put the word Ajax into a blog title to receive an increase in the number of web views. Given the amount of third-party support and the interest of developers, it is only a matter of time before everyone is using it.
• Google Suggest—Google Suggest features a dynamic drop-down list box that provides possible items to search on along with the approximate number of search results.
• Google Maps—The ability to grab a map and zoom around without requiring a postback is just amazing. This app/service took the development world by storm when it came out.
• Google GMail—Google GMail is a web-based email system available through Google.
• Microsoft Hotmail Kahuna update—At the time of this writing, the Hotmail upgrade that is referred to as Kahuna is in beta test. As a beta user of the application, I can testify to the improved user interface and responsiveness that this application provides.
• Live.com—The local.live.com service from Microsoft is actively using the Atlas framework, as is nearly the entire Live.com service.
• Easy Search component—The ASP.NET Easy Search Component provides support for searching a single web site similar to the Google Suggest service available through Google.
• Other component vendors—Component vendors such as ComponentArt, Dart, and others are providing controls that provide a rich user experience without forcing a full postback. In addition to third-party interest, the amount of developer interest is tremendous. For example, one only has to put the word Ajax into a blog title to receive an increase in the number of web views. Given the amount of third-party support and the interest of developers, it is only a matter of time before everyone is using it.
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