Comet and Reverse Ajax: The Next Generation Ajax 2.0

Dave Crane

ISBN 10: 1590599985 / ISBN 13: 9781590599983

Published by Apress, 2008

About this Item

Num Pages: 106 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300. . 2008. 1st ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781590599983

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comet and Reverse Ajax: The Next Generation Ajax 2.0
• Publisher: Apress
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590599985
• ISBN 13: 9781590599983
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

One of the most basic laws of a web application is that the client, not the server, must initiate any communication between the two. There are a number of common–use cases where, ideally, the server would like to talk to the client―dashboards and monitoring apps, chat rooms and other collaborations, and progress reports on long–running processes. Comet (a.k.a. Reverse Ajax) provides a mechanism for enabling this. Comet is moderately complex to implement. But this practical, hands–on book gets you going.

• In Part 1 of this book, we start by examining the use cases, and look at the simple alternatives to Comet and how far they can satisfy your needs. In some situations, though, only Comet will do.
• In Part 2, we demonstrate how to set up and run a Comet–based application.

With this book, be a part of the next generation, Ajax 2.0.

About the Author

Phil McCarthy has eight years of experience in information technology, using Java, various dynamic languages, web development, etc. in the fields of videogame development, telecoms, and banking.