Review: Beginning Ajax with PHP
December 15, 2007
Beginning Ajax with PHP (by Lee Babin) is a good introduction to learning JavaScript client-server techniques on the PHP platform.
Some of the scenarios Lee walks you through:
* Sexy client-side Calendars (that can be built / communicate with the server)
* Auto-completion (a la GMail’s compose recipient, etc)
* Form validation (that leverages Ajax)
* Dynamic thumbnail generation
* etc
The book then walks one through creating a real-world Ajax-powered photo gallery app. Lee also touches on interacting with SOAP web services and the Google Maps API.
All in all, definitely worth a read if you are a PHP developer and are looking for a good primer on Ajax-based technologies.
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Perfect Book
Does this book cover JSON at all?
Thanks for the great resource! Another book on JavaScript, that is a MUST READ for beginners and experts alike is “JavaScript: The Good Parts” by Douglas Crockford.
He breaks out a LOT of the best practices with JavaScript, not just telling you what good and bad, but explaining why those things are good and bad.