History and Revival of Ajax

Summary

In this chapter, we’ve taken an in-depth look at the evolution of DHTML into Ajax and some of the major corporate contributions as well. It’s only been a few short years, but within this minor timeframe, so much has transpired. We’ve gone from simple text messages sent back and forth from a few nodes on the ARPANET to a multimillion-user network. We’ve witnessed applications grow from simple line-mode browsing pumping out simple text data to dynamic web interfaces that have put virtually every aspect of life before our eyes. It’s an exciting time to be involved with software development!

In the next chapter, we’ll dive right into JavaScript as we take our first step towards Ajax coding.