Kurt Cagle

This content is reprinted from Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters published by SYS-CON Books. To order the entire book now along with companion DVDs for the special pre-order price, click here for more information. Aimed at everyone from enterprise developers to self-taught scripters, Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters is the perfect book for anyone who wants to start developing AJAX applications. Digging into the XInclude Binding The XInclude Binding serves as a good example showcasing how such bindings can be created. If you are familiar with XBL bindings, the one aspect that is missing in the JavaScript version is the use of a specific template. This can be readily overcome within the constructor, especially since, unlike the formally defined binding languag... (more)

The Real Niche forWeb Services: Part 2

Last month, in Part 1 of this article, I cautioned about the potential invasiveness of Web services. It's a scary thought that companies could have that much personal information about their customers, but I added then that there are some advantages to Web services, especially in the area of business-to-business. This month I focus on these advantages. The Last Gold Rush Business-to-busin... (more)

XML Query and the Next Generation Web

Anyone who has ever done a search query on the Internet is familiar with the phenomenon in which a single query pulls up more than a million possible search matches. This has to do with the fact that information is ultimately not linear, but rather is linked and interrelated in ways that can't be quantified easily through text searches. When I was in college at the University of Illinois ... (more)

Real-World AJAX Book Preview: Counting on JavaScript Arrays

This content is reprinted from Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters published by SYS-CON Books. To order the entire book now along with companion DVDs for the special pre-order price, click here for more information. Aimed at everyone from enterprise developers to self-taught scripters, Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters is the perfect book for anyone who wants to start developin... (more)

Real-World AJAX Book Preview: Reviewing the HTML Document Object Model

This content is reprinted from Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters published by SYS-CON Books. To order the entire book now along with companion DVDs for the special pre-order price, click here for more information. Aimed at everyone from enterprise developers to self-taught scripters, Real-World AJAX: Secrets of the Masters is the perfect book for anyone who wants to start developin... (more)