Description
As experience with Ajax increases, developers want the standard Ajax capabilities
they repeatedly use to be preprogrammed for them-and that's exactly what
Ajax libraries do for them. They reduce the pain of handling cross-browser
inconsistencies, they add useful language features, and provide sophisticated
functionality. Of these, Prototype is the most popular JavaScript and Ajax framework
for low-level coding. Scriptaculous builds on Prototype to provide popular
high-level user interface features such as animation, drag and drop, and prebuilt
widgets. Together, they free the developer up to concentrate on building
the application. They make a rich user experience easy to achieve.
This book guides the reader through the Prototype and Scriptaculous libraries
feature-by-feature. In just 350 pages, it shows over 100 small working examples
that help readers explore the libraries, and they develop a web-based image
gallery that teaches them how to use Prototype and Scriptaculous in the
real-world.
About the Author
Dave Crane
is an Ajax authority and lead author of the best-selling Ajax in
Action. He is currently senior developer for UK-based Historic Futures Ltd.,
developing the next generation of socially responsible supply-chain systems
using Ajax to link rural cooperatives and multinational corporations.
Michael "Bear" Bibeault is a US-based Java programmer with over 20 years
experience in enterprise and Web applications. He's a popular moderator on
The Java Ranch and coauthor of the upcoming Ajax in Practice.
Tom Locke is an UK-based independent web developer and trainer specializing
in Ruby on Rails. He is the creator of Logix, a multi-language programming
system, and the CTO of LiveLogix.
Book Information
ISBN 9781933988030
Author Dave Crane
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint Manning Publications
Publisher Manning Publications
Weight(grams) 898g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 189mm * 27mm