What is Ajax?
Reinventing the Web
Ajax is an innovative approach to Web design, a mass of top technologies working together--including HTML, XML, and JavaScript--to create interactive Web applications. Penned by computer guru Jesse James Garrett in 2005, Ajax brings fantastic new possibilities to Web design. Or as SD Times puts it: "While interactive Web pages aren’t new, Garrett defines a standards-based approach that reinvents the Web." But this does not mean the invention is complete. On the contrary, Ajax provides a whole new starting point for Web designers worldwide.
What is the Appeal of Ajax?
Ajax offers the possibility of Web programs as quick and smooth as modern desktop software. Web developers can remove the click-and-wait quality of the Web by creating an Ajax engine. The Ajax engine acts as a go-between for server and user, so that ordinary tasks--expanding Web forms, returning search queries, or updating records, for instance--are made easier. But there are problems with Ajax that must be solved, including its interference with the browser’s back button. While this and other limitations have far from erased Ajax from the map, they have led to a need for college-educated Web developers with a background in Ajax.
Who Is Using Ajax?
The list of businesses using Ajax is noteworthy and long. On the list are Google Suggest, Google Calendar and Google Maps. Others include Yahoo! Photos, MSN Spaces, and Ask.com. The list is growing, and, as more Web developers flock to Ajax with their own ideas, the bigger it will become. It may be safe to assume that Ajax will become a "must" in a Web-developer’s vocabulary.
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| The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division |
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Develop your creative potential through The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division where we give you the freedom to decide when and where to attend class. Because you're always on the go, we offer education to go wherever you connect to the Internet. While we meet the demands of your busy lifestyle, our online degree and diploma programs go even further by embracing the standards of excellence long held by The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and The Art Institutes system of schools backed by an over 85-year commitment to academic excellence. Learn from the leader in online creative arts education.
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Graphic Design - Associate of Science Degree
Graphic Design - Bachelor of Science Degree
Interactive Media Design
Interactive Media Design - Associate of Science Degree
Interactive Media Design - Bachelor of Science Degree
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| Baker College Online |
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Baker College, named “One of the Best Graduate Schools 2003” by U.S. News and World Report,” now offers a high-quality online education at half the cost of comparable online schools. Choose from over 30 online programs and earn your Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree with greater flexibility. Baker College is an accredited institution. Learn more.
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AS - Web Design
Bachelor in Web Development
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| Everest University Online |
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Advance your career (or start a new one) without interrupting your life. At Everest University Online, you’ll get the tools to prepare for a better future. Earn your Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in fields such as Business and Criminal Justice. Take classes at the times and places you choose, balance the demands of family and a career, and get personalized, one-on-one attention from expert instructors in your field of study.
Programs:
Computer Information Science Web Design
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| Kaplan University |
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Earn your degree, advance your career, and achieve your goals with an online degree or certificate from Kaplan University. And do it all without missing a day of work. Kaplan University offers accredited online degree programs in Business, Criminal Justice, Technology and Design, and Paralegal Studies. Kaplan also offers Continuing Education, allowing working professionals to earn certificates in Forensic Nursing, Legal Nurse Consulting, Life Care Planning, and Financial Planning.
Programs:
Internet and Website Development Certificate
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| Westwood College Online |
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Start your future in technology today at Westwood College of Technology online.
Programs:
E-Business Management
Graphic Design and Multimedia
Visual Communications
Web Design & Multimedia
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