Chapter 3. Dynamically Loading Web Data: An XML E-Book Viewer

Ajax in the Arcade

Ajax in the Arcade

The Web isn’t the first time the term Ajax has been associated with interactivity and computing. In 1987 Konami released a vertically scrolling space shoot-’em-up video game of the same name. In Ajax the video game you alternate between controlling a helicopter and a fighter jet, and fire various types of missiles, lasers, and bombs.

The previous chapter explored the basics of loading data dynamically with Ajax, but the e-book example was fairly inefficient since it required you to wait for an entire book to load before being able to read anything. The Booker application ...

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