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Author: java.sun.com Published: 6th Jul 2008 Visited: 168 times
This article is titled Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML (Ajax) with Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, and is written by Greg Murray who explains how technologies such as JavaScript programming language and cascading style sheets (CSS) have matured to the point where they can be used effectively to create very dynamic web applications that will work on all of the major browsers. This article details several techniques that you can use today to enable your web applications to be more rich and interactive like desktop applications.
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