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- Gunde, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28Still waiting for "Scientologists to release 3D accelerated AJAX interface for iPod"...
- chopsuey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12If you don't like AJAX articles then don't digg them. Obviously other people are interested in them. I swear people just look for things to bitch about.
- ghelton, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11digg? can you imagine it without AJAX?
- Switch22, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11It's either AJAX or flash, so be happy its AJAX.
http://ajax.ytmnd.com - bertram, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8jacked in Safari...no digg.
- djdole, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Ever used google maps? Compare Google maps to mapquest or any other non Ajax alternative.
Unless you're using a commodore, 486, or other pre 1995 computer, the extra cycles used by JavaScript are usually unnoticeable and take a VERY minimal chunk of available cpu cycles. What more often slows Ajax pages to being unusable are network bottlenecks such as a dialup connection. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -29/+35How to get a story on digg's front page - step-by-step
1. Put AJAX in the title
2. Done. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8If you don't like how Digg works why do you use it?
Your idiotic and unoriginal comments can be seen in nearly every front page. You're just out of touch with Digg and it's users. Obviously Digg users think AJAX links are useful, if you don't like it, leave. - esaba.com, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It's good tutorial, but the down side is that they use their own "MuseStorm Javascript components" to create the page. Wish they showed all the code instead of using their own components.
- jtei, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I wouldn't say it's the best "AJAX" tutorial, but it is definitely a good javascript/DOM tutorial. +digg.
- endyminion, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Would somebody please explain to my why AJAX is such a good thing in web design?
I have yet to use an AJAX enabled website that I really felt was justified in using the CPU Cycles and extra it was consuming. - fquednau, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Maybe good for starters, but I am afraid I have to rant - pls don't build your website on it. Having your widget template in a string concatenation will not be very satisfying after the 3rd change to it. Sprinkling (not even complete) browser checks throughout your code will screw maintainability, just to mention one reason. Repeated code is also there (*Sweat already breaking out*). The J in AJAX is almost totally absent. Have hardly seen any of the better features of javascript (functional programming, objects, etc., etc.). Btw, innerHTML is IE's creation and it's Firefox developers being nice that the fox supports it. (Just today I tripped over outerHTML, it's not there in Firefox. Then I used to W3C recommendation node.clone and oh wonder, it works in both browsers and probably also Opera and Safari, considering their DOM compatibility).
Then on page 7 suddenly the "MuseStorm Javascript components" appear out of nothing that make AJAX-programming a breeze...well, I just hope they are programmed differently than this 'tutorial'.
Hm, its fun to do your own stuff but my recommendation is: Start working with a decent framework (e.g. jquery) and try to grok the concepts. This should introduce you to the J in AJAX, and that is serious fun. - amirjpl, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4dude you are so right, finally some one said it. people always go around and talk trash about other stories for no reason. they got to learn to shutup and notice there are other people in this world that might like that story, so why the hell do they go around filling story comments with bs.
- roqs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2not the best looking page imo.
when i think of Ajax, I think of adding 'quality' to the cosmetics and functions of a site.
my first impressions of their demo was that. Okay its cool you can move the boxes around, but thats all you could do. Adding RSS feeds for starters did not work.
Other than that, i guess it could give users an understanding of how it could work. But the site was very offputting to my eyes.
edit: Agree with iMark. I was using firefox too. - queezenorph, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'd digg it if it worked in anything except IE/Firefox. So much for cross-compatibility.
- TheWolfen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2LOL
- Celeron, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6Will be useful for my web design project. ;)
- DaveMN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Check this script out too:
http://www.dhtmlgoodies.com/index.html?showDownload=true&whichScript=dragable-boxes
It is limited to RSS feeds, but very good nonetheless. Very hackable to provide additional functionality. - ubergmr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2 I don't know about you, but I have plenty to spare, even if it is just for eye candy.
- dawheelo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Same here. Sux in Safari.
- TomP, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1lol @ AJAX ytmnd
- slimc9999, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Weak. No safari. Horrible interface. Giant javascript. No organization. Netvibes like? Pah. No digg
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The best part is the people posting in here complaining are actually helping this story's rank on Digg.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Good 'clue-in' for beginners. If you already know DOM and XMLHTTP, you can absorb what's informative and discard the rest.
- oriso, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1fquednau,
You're partly right, this tutorial is meant to introduce the concepts to people who are new to this, not to go deep into every detail - and it's clearly written in the overview. This is why there is a resource section at the end (please check it and suggest more links!), with further reading that goes into details.
I hope it helps people get up to speed with the concepts discussed. - moore, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Doesn't work on Netscape 4, AT ALL. Useless.
- jedimasta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Agreed. this isn't really a tutorial on how to code your own pages if you have to include their modules. If you don't pull in their js includes, this code is usless and they don't mention that in the tut.
- shokti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i was just a demo of what AJAX can do, and if you are a dynamic page programmer it's very helpful because you get data from the server without reloading the page. older browser's N4 (also pain in the ass in CSS and DOM) are dead, i don't who still using it. if you are a static page developer? never mind learning AJAX.
- BUses, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It is limited to RSS feeds, but very good nonetheless:
http://www.camions.republika.pl
http://www.achat-vehicules.com - yabba145, on 01/13/2009, -0/+0sounds good, unfortunately, is the site down
http://www.homepage-portfolio.com - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0iMark, we deliberately kept it simple as it is meant for people just starting their AJAX/Javascript voyage.
Ori (MuseStorm) - iMark, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1They lost me at their firefox test. Atrocious!
- wfolbrys, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0well, at least if you do it yourself and not use all this code, then you can know how ajax really works.
- ghelton, on 10/12/2007, -7/+5I've been looking for this, thanks!
- streetblader, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4Not bad. Could come in handy...
- madhav89, on 10/12/2007, -8/+5just what i was looking for... cool!!
- thebman990, on 10/12/2007, -7/+31. Put "AJAX" in title
2. Put "Apple" or "Scientology" in title
3. ???
4. Profit! - crilen007, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3AMAZING: Scientologists to release 3D accelerated AJAX interface for WiiPOD.
- streetblader, on 10/12/2007, -13/+6hahaha sad but true.
- djdole, on 10/12/2007, -11/+3Sounds like someone is just jealous and bitter.
(Maybe in part because lame uninteresting digg petitions don't make it to the front page, but interesting technical submissions and how-tos do.) - bryguy000, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2Just what we need, more how-to's on digg. I use this service to find how-to's, its a search engine, kinda a new thing and its called...
Google, wow. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -13/+2haha bury me!
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