AJAX & Web 2.0
Everyone is talking about it! Web 2.0 and AJAX. These are the two elements in the future webdevelopment and here's why...
Web 2.0 is the term used for defining web applications. When a website does things beyond showing pages it can be called a web application. Your probably aware of web applications like Gmail, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Meebo, Facebook, Myspace, Google Maps, Windows Live, RSS, Podcasts, Blogs,AJAX
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is actually just a small part of Web 2.0, but also the most important part.AJAX is the technology used to update parts of a website without reloading the entire page. This is done by Asynchronously loading a specified page with JavaScript. When the new page is loaded the content is then inserted in the current showing page. This way the site loads much faster since only the new content is needs to be loaded.
Content Management System
Hilmar IT Consulting is currently working on an AJAX based Content Management System. The system has a simple and intuitive design. It works with the website at hand and changes the parts that are editable instead of having a backend which does not look like the page at all.What you see is what you get...
