Why AJAX Design Patterns?
AJAX holds a lot of promise for web usability, and the underlying technology has already delivered some stunning applications. But it’s no magic bullet. Careful design is always required, and it must be based specifically on the technology at hand. As AJAX emerges, we’re going to learn more about what sort of design works, and we’ll need ways of documenting this information and talking about it. Fortunately, the evolution of this particular technology will take place at a time when design patterns are well-entrenched in the industry, and design patterns are an excellent means of knowledge representation. Thus, it makes sense to begin cataloguing AJAX design patterns. These are some thoughts based on current examples and demo systems. Patterns being patterns, there’s not a lot of unseen information here. Patterns are just a concise way to represent the knowledge embodied in the many AJAX applications that are out there. The point is to discover best practices by investigating how develo
