Chapter 9. AJAX in ASP.NET MVC
This chapter covers
Discussing our view on AJAX
Reviewing difficulties with Web Forms
Getting to know JavaScript libraries
Performing simple HTML replacement
Using JSON and XML responses
AJAX, or asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is a term coined by Jesse James Garret describing a clever new technique to make web applications more dynamic. AJAX introduced a new era of web applications. It’s a technique that uses the browser’s JavaScript capability to send a request to the server asynchronously. This enables applications to become richer and more user-friendly by updating small sections of the page without requiring a brutal full-page refresh. In today’s web, the vast majority of major websites have leveraged this technique ...
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