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- mitch37, on 03/19/2008, -10/+224VERY BAD LIST. The entire list is Javascript gimmicks, written by someone with not thew slightest clue what AJAX is. (Its not Web2.0-ish Javascript!!!!!)
(1) I absolutely HATE when websites do that
(2) Not user friendly at all
(3) Not AJAX...
(4) Not AJAX
(5) Not AJAX..................
(6) Funky, but not AJAX!
(7) Not AJAX!
(8) Ok lightboxes are useful :P
(9) Not AJAX
(10) What do you know, NOT AJAX
Only two are AJAX, and even they are borderline... - evilregis, on 03/19/2008, -0/+78That's what they said about the Marquee tag.
- socalrob, on 03/19/2008, -1/+66Who needs all this fancy stuff. All they needed was to put a blink attribute. Makes your website number 1.
- strictnein, on 03/19/2008, -1/+46No kidding. AJAX != stupid javascript tricks.
- element21, on 03/19/2008, -2/+42Most, if not all of these, are not even AJAX. they are glorified Javascript effects.!
- fredmv, on 03/19/2008, -0/+29"Web 2.0" and "AJAX" are what newbie developers call this stuff. JavaScript could query the server for a /while/ via XMLHttpRequest. It's nothing all that revolutionary. Merely a buzzword; and quite an annoying one at that.
- inactive, on 03/19/2008, -2/+30Don't forget that you can't just use these and have a fantastic site... Just a warning.
- NathanielJ, on 03/19/2008, -1/+28I came to post the exact same thing. AJAX is wonderful, but the majority of these "AJAX tips" are simply what would have been referred to as DHTML 5 years ago.
- kristopherw, on 03/19/2008, -2/+28AJAX has nothing to do with a database, at least not directly.
- RoryH, on 03/19/2008, -0/+24AJAX = Asynchronous Javascript And XML, most of those "AJAX effect" are just Javascript.
- blitzkriegpunk, on 03/19/2008, -0/+22Dugg for ***** truth.
Javascript Effects != AJAX, good sir! - inactive, on 03/19/2008, -0/+22But... But.... AJAX is the current buzzword.
- NathanielJ, on 03/19/2008, -0/+18(Gee really, ya think? Better go up and post this in reply to the comment about the marquee tag too, just so we're sure to get it.)
- stomachache, on 03/19/2008, -1/+17Looks like somebody used the "AJAX" term only to draw attention... and ultimately wasted our time.
- Dubbsacc, on 03/19/2008, -0/+14Those tourists get paid pretty well.
- jtbandes, on 03/19/2008, -1/+15I'm laughing and crying inside.
- tempusrob, on 03/19/2008, -4/+15"DHTML" makes me want to stab people, too. It's friggin JavaScript.
- raynar, on 03/19/2008, -0/+10and yet, they dont make a dinky OS in their mom's basement...they get paid. Go ahead and make fun of them, they're laughing all the way to the bank.
- bxblox, on 03/19/2008, -0/+9marquee+blink = masterpiece
- SatansSpatula, on 03/19/2008, -2/+10"JavaScript" makes me want to punch 1990's marketing monkeys, too. It's friggin' ECMAScript.
- thailand1972, on 03/19/2008, -0/+8Well said. Where's the asynchronous database calls (with help from client-side javascript) that get around page refreshes? People should understand what AJAX is before making AJAX top 10 lists....
- amenic, on 03/19/2008, -1/+9Instead of just reading the list and gaining what you could from it most of you have elected to nail the guy to the wall for using "AJAX Effects" like he just used the term AJAX by itself. IE: He is clearly saying these effects are SIMILAR to those that a true AJAX incarnation has to offer... Get over it. Digg / Bury and move on.
I'm pretty sure 150 posts of THATS NOT AJAX don't really help. - mentol, on 03/19/2008, -3/+10the image menu looks nice
- yabos, on 03/19/2008, -1/+8Where does it say anything about database in Asynchronous Javascript And XML.
- Narshe, on 03/19/2008, -2/+9You could be storing your data in text files, or somewhere else.
- Dubbsacc, on 03/19/2008, -0/+7Re-read his comment, you aren't reading it correctly.
He's insulting open source developers for working on Linux in their mom's basement, while MS related developer's make bank. - NathanielJ, on 03/19/2008, -0/+7AJAX doesn't even have to be used to retrieve data from text files, it could simply be used to retrieve the current server time or something like that. All that AJAX is is a way of retrieving some information from the server without requiring a page refresh. It could be database content, file content, or anything else.
- mpodlesny, on 03/19/2008, -8/+15AJAX is the ability to read from a database and update the current webpage without having to reload the page itself. I think this list is neat, but not quite AJAX.
- madpie, on 03/19/2008, -0/+6You need to use more acronyms. I suggest LOLOMGBBQ.
- NathanielJ, on 03/19/2008, -2/+8How do you figure? Facebook uses AJAX constantly (and was one of the first major websites to do so) and it's very easy to tell when they're doing it. Same with GMail.
- Mutton, on 03/19/2008, -0/+6I don't see what one has to do with the other.
- Dubbsacc, on 03/19/2008, -1/+6In case you didn't know, not every web developer works on public sites. There are plenty of in house developers that develop web applications for internal use only.
- willis77, on 03/19/2008, -0/+5Yeah, you need these AND rounded CSS corners. Then you have a fantastic site.
- Duositex, on 03/19/2008, -2/+7And how do you think ASP.net implements those server calls from the browser? Magic?
- inactive, on 03/19/2008, -3/+8Cool, now my website can be like every website.
- mtwolf, on 03/19/2008, -7/+12great addition, for MS noobs!
- plhearn, on 03/19/2008, -0/+5I'm pretty sure he just threw in AJAX so it would get dugg to the front page. It worked I guess.
- amnezia22, on 03/19/2008, -3/+7Since when did javascript become know as AJAX?
- scanman20, on 03/19/2008, -0/+4More like a big plug for moo tools.
- SatansSpatula, on 03/19/2008, -0/+4Asynchronous behavior does not imply nor require multiple threads. You create a request and give it a callback. When the request completes, the callback is called. That callback could occur at any moment, regardless of whether or not the rest of your code is in the middle of processing something. Therefore, it is fully and truly asynchronous.
- JonnyCasino, on 03/19/2008, -12/+16Thanks for the list! Great resources and I already have some ideas to incorporate a few of these in some projects. Might I add another to your list for the ASP.NET developers out there: http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples ...
- rspeed, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3@patik
Yeah, but it's not wildly inaccurate like inferring that it has something to do with Java. - mavrck, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3don't forget http://jquery.com !
- whisperedlie, on 03/19/2008, -2/+5how to make your site more irritating.
- jhoskins, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3Buried as inaccurate , Most of them are not AJAX, we need to stop misusing the term
- pezholio, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3That FancyForm is awful. I know default form elements can be ugly, but changing them to such a ridiculous degree confuses people and breaks usability. As Melee Mel once said - "Dddddddon't dddooo it!!"
- Nick22, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3EGOFEST
- webgeek2point0, on 03/19/2008, -2/+5To the author: Do you even know what AJAX is? YOUR ARTICLE IS NOT ABOUT AJAX!!!! Don't just throw around buzzwords, espcially when you don't know what they mean.
- brandonchicago, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3I can't wait to randomly put these effects on my website for no apparent reason!!!
- Mutton, on 03/19/2008, -0/+3At first you had my hopes up... I thought you were talking about a waffle festival. :(
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