AJAX and Atlas

One of the big buzzwords that rose to fame in 2005 was The term was first coined by Jesse James Garrett in his essay A New Approach to Web (<a and it refers to the use of asynchronous JavaScript and XML to drive Web applications. Rather than reloading the entire Web page every time data needs to be transmitted, only small, necessary chunks are sent and received, with JavaScript manipulating the UI in response to the data received. This gives the look and feel of a regular client application while still being hosted inside of your Web browser. While Ajax methodologies have been used for years - most notably in Outlook Web Access - they have just recently become incredibly popular via services such Gmail and Google Maps.<p><a more</a></p>

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