Download or read book PROFESSIONAL RICH INTERNET APPLICATIONS: AJAX AND BEYOND written by Dana Moore and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market_Desc: · Primary audience: Professional developers looking to add more robust functionality to existing web sites or to develop custom applications for their company· Secondary audience: Hobbyists wanting to understand how all of the pieces of a robust distributed application work and how to build such programs Special Features: · WROX · Use cutting-edge technologies like AJAX, Ruby on Rails and Flash to deliver full fledged applications over the web, all taught through ample hands-on examples and case-studies About The Book: Professional Rich Internet Application Development: AJAX and Beyond takes a look at full-fledged applications that while existing solely on the internet provide the same rich user experience and functionality as those that have traditionally lived on out desktop computer. Applications like Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Live, Google Maps, Writely, and Bootcamp have proven that this is the future of computing. This book take the reader through all aspects of the applications looking at the overall architecture and then breaking it down into client-side and server-side technologies, while maintaining a focus on the desired functionality of the application.