# What is Ajax web programming?

<span class="caps">AJAX</span> – (Asynchronous Javascript and <span class="caps">XML</span>) is Javascript that sends <span class="caps">XML</span> to a web server which then sends back updates for specific sections of the web page, instead of the old way of updating the whole page. You can get more sophisticated applications this way.

- Articles 
    - [Wikipedia article on <span class="caps">AJAX</span>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_%28programming%29)
    - [Web Software Challenges Microsoft](http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0%2C1282%2C69316%2C00.html?tw=wn_3techhead)
    - [Using Javaserver Faces Technology with <span class="caps">AJAX</span>](https://bpcatalog.dev.java.net/nonav/ajax/jsf-ajax/frames.html)
    - [Ajax Debugging With Firebug – Dr. Dobb’s Journal](http://www.ddj.com/dept/debug/196802787)
    - [10 Things IT Needs to Know About Ajax](http://www.cio.com/article/print/328063)

- Apps and Examples 
    - [http://numsum.com/](http://numsum.com/) – sharable social spreadsheets
    - [http://www.writely.com/](http://www.writely.com/)
    - Tools and Tutorials and articles about <span class="caps">AJAX</span>
        - [http://pear.php.net/package/HTML\_AJAX/](http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_AJAX/)
        - [60 More <span class="caps">AJAX</span> Tutorials](http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/60_more_helpful_ajax_tutorials/)
        - [<span class="caps">AJAX</span> Desktop tutorial](http://www.musestorm.com/web/jsp/tutorials/ad_tutorial.jsp)
    - [Advanced <span class="caps">RSS</span> Ticket – DynamicDrive](http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/rsstickerajax/index.htm)
    - [Super <span class="caps">AJAX</span> Programming Seed](http://www.impliedbydesign.com/ajaxseed/)

- Frameworks 
    - [Atlas <span class="caps">AJAX</span> Framework for <span class="caps">ASP</span>.<span class="caps">NET</span> 2.0](https://kb.ucla.edu/link/467)
    - [Adobe’s Spry <span class="caps">AJAX</span> Framework](http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/)
    - [Google’s <span class="caps">AJAX</span> Toolkit for Java](http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/)