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We want to know your opinion on AJAX. There's a lot of hype around the web about it, and we want to know what you really think about it:

• Do you really know what AJAX is all about?
• Do you find it useful?
• Do you use any AJAX-based applications? Which?
• Is this really the technology of tomorrow or is it just a fancy buzz word to impress your competitors?
• Do you use AJAX in your projects? Do your clients like it?

We want you to speak your mind about this topic. You can also post online resources about AJAX, questions or even sample applications.

Good luck!

Ok MX AJAX is Good! :)

hi there,

I don't know it ajax is the technology of the future but I know that I use gmail, and products from 37signals.com  and I find them far superior in terms of ui and general design to the current reload page mechanism that we have to use to work with data.

I'm not using ajax for the moment but I would if I had time to get to know it.

my 2 cents

thomas

 

 

Yes, AJAX is the way to go!
Is this something Interakt is planning on adding to the current products or are we guys planning on making new products with this technology?

I think AJAX is quite impressive. It certainly has a bit of a hype implied, however the way it displays the information is remarkable.

As user it is userful.

Not at the time, it will required me additional training to develop and implement.

I'll love to use it, but don't got the time to research.

It might not be, however the evolution it may have and ramifications have highly potencial. If we don't fully understand the technology of today we'll have a hard time try to getting right in the future.

I will love to use AJAX in the future.

Jeap, MX AJAX Sound very tempting.

Well yes, AJAX can make pretty much sense -- I´m currently toying around with TurboDbAdmin (http://www.turboajax.com/turbodbadmin.html), and though it´s currently not comparable to PhpMyAdmin because of missing general database admin functions, it´s really fun to edit & automatically save some data inline & see instant results instead of having to scroll the whole page down to access a submit button.

For actions like this it´s a real time-saver, and optional inline editing/saving and such for e.g. nextensio form fields (on a per-field basis of course) will surely be a very helpful addition -- plus this does also turn into a notable workflow improvement :: let´s say your form has a hidden date field like "last update" that automatically submits the {NOW} value on form submission -- well that´s fine, but in many cases you´d just want to fix some typo errors in some text fields *without* having other fields automatically updated. That´s where the AJAX - way can really make a difference

Günter

• Do you really know what AJAX is all about?
• Yes, I have been doing a little research and feel that it is a great group of tools.
• Do you find it useful?
• Absolutely.  We have developed an LMS and are going to be implementing AJAX on our next major release.
• Do you use any AJAX-based applications? Which?
• Yes, I use an application called mvelopes.com.  I like the "application" feel it has.  It doesn't feel like you are using a website.
• Is this really the technology of tomorrow or is it just a fancy buzz word to impress your competitors?
• I don't know.  Anything to make web apps easier for a client will be a great addition to your arsenal.  I think AJAX can help.  I expect LESS latency complaints because you can anticipate what the client will need next.  For us it will be loading the next page of content while they are completing the current page.  They don't have to wait between pages for content to load.
• Do you use AJAX in your projects? Do your clients like it?
• We are plainnning on using it.  We will update you on what our clients think after we do our usability study.

I have played with AJAX on a live site and it is a mixed bag of reactions from the users.

Some like it but some also say that they dont like the reduced lack of navigation ability when using the "back" button.

I think that the technology is great when used in a way that complements the framework of a site, however using it "its sake" does cause issues.

My own feelings are that if an extended extension of dw8 was available rather than the current offerring (which I use) that enabled the user more ability to tweak the settings then the use of Ajax would become more mainstream.

 

I am definitely looking into AJAX .. what concerns me is what happens if JavaScript is turned off in the browser, as it seems to be quite JavaScript dependent.

Nancy

 

I love most of the AJAX enabled sites that i have seen. I have done some reading on it and would love to implement it but I like many others just don't have the time right now. I have used GMAIL for over a year now and LOVE it and Google Maps rocks too. I have also seen some other sites using it that do some very cool stuff, but i haven't used them as much as the others i mentioned. If Interact is considering making an AJAX tool I would be very interesting in checking it out.

Jeremy

 

@Nancy:

It's funny that you mentioned JavaScript. Here is an intriguing article on whether JavaScript is really turned off.

Regards,

Marius