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Why Ajax Sucks Most of the Time!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This article, " Why Ajax Sucks " is a spoof article constructed by Chris McEvoy (with apologies to Jakob Nielsen.) " Here's Chris's list of Ajax Mistakes. He is spoofing a 1996 article by Jakob Nielsen called " Why Frames Suck."

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WordPress vs. Drupal … fight!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

And if you want to get more deeply under the hood, both platforms require some understanding of the respective platforms (how plug-ins work in WP, how modules work in Drupal), and probably a bit of PHP, HTML, or AJAX to add bells and whistles to the theme.

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HTMX for Java with Spring Boot and Thymeleaf

InfoWorld

HTMX: A rising star HTMX is a newer technology that takes plain old HTML and gives it extra powers like Ajax and DOM swaps. Think of it as a kind of declarative Ajax. It’s included in my personal list of good ideas because it eliminates a whole realm of complexity from the typical web app.

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What is cloud computing?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

What makes it usable Newer applications are using AJAX and Flash, to give the kinds of functionalities we’ve come to expect with desktop applications – so it’s just like having a desktop application with our data – except it’s “in the cloud&# not on our desk.

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3 visions for the future of the Internet

InfoWorld

It also brought forward key technological innovations like Ajax. generally refers to the web that was developed during the early part of this century. This iteration of the web introduced more user-modifiable applications such as social media. applications of today. To read this article in full, please click here

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Water quality and distribution monitoring software Ketos raises $18 million

TechCrunch

They joined existing backers like Ajax Strategies, Better Ventures, Broadway Angels, Plum Valley Ventures and Rethink Impact. The renewed attention on water is one reason why an investment arm of the banking giant Citi joined lead investor Motley Fool Ventures and Illuminated Funds Group to come as new investors into Ketos.

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Buzzword Buzz

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

One key development - to me perhaps the most exciting - is an approach to web development called AJAX. This is just what Ajax means to change. To make a long story really short, an Ajax application uses JavaScript to get data from the server whenever it is needed, without requiring the browser to redraw the entire page.

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