SharP' Unfinished Symphony.

7. ProtoType
Prototype is another popular JavaScript library. In fact, several other JavaScript libraries use Prototype underneath. In this session, you are going to learn various utility functions.



Resources

• Prototype download site
• Developer Notes for prototype.js (covers version 1.4.0) written by Sergio Pereira
• Painless JavaScript Using Prototype from www.sitepoint.com

8. JSON
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format and used as a data-interchange format of choice for many Ajax applications. In this session, you will learn basic concept of JSON and how to create and send JSON data. The hands-on lab lets you learn how to use JSON over Dojo toolkit.



Resources

• Introducing JSON
• JSON in JavaScript
• JSON in Java
• Using Dojo and JSON to Build Ajax Applications article written by Zarar Siddiqi

5. Dojo Toolkit Basics
In this session, you are going to learn about the most popular client side JavaScript toolkit. You are going to learn various features of Dojo toolkit, which includes dojo.io.bind(), event model, etc.



Resources

• Dojo Toolkit  home site
• Dojo Reference Documentation
• Dojo FAQ
• Dojo Book
• Dojo API
• The Dojo Toolkit in Practice article written by Dion Almaer
• Using Dojo and JSON to Build Ajax Applications article written by Zarar Siddiqi

6. Dojo Toolkit Advanced
In this session, you are going to learn more advanced features of Dojo toolkit such as drag and drop feature.




by Steven Mitchell from Byteworks.

3. Ajax Frameworks and Toolkits
The goal of this session is to let you get exposed to various Ajax frameworks and toolkits that are available as of today and let you have some sense of their capabilities so that you can make best judgment in terms of which one suites the need of your project in hand.

Pre-class reading materials

• Open-source Ajax toolkits (InfoWorld)

4. Ajax Application Examples 
In this session, you are going to build and run several Ajax sample applications that are in the form of NetBeans projects. This session does not have presentations.

1. Ajax Basics & Development Tools
In this session, you are going to learn basic concepts of Ajax such as how XMLHttpRequest JavaScript object is created and used by the browser for performing asynchronous communication with the backend server. For the hands-on lab, you are also going to learn how to use a few debugging tools out there, especially FireBug debugger, for debugging client side JavaScript code. You will also play around with various "ready to build and run" Ajax sample applications.



Resources

• Ajax
  
  • AJAX and Java home site in Sun Developer Network (SDN)
  • AJAX forums in Sun Developer Network (SDN)
  • AJAX with Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition article written by Greg Murray
  • AJAX FAQ
• JavaScript
  
  • JavaScript resource center in Sun Developer Network (SDN)
• Development tools
  
  • FireBug debugger home site
    
  • JsUnit home site

2. JavaScript Basics
JavaScript is the glue that makes the whole Ajax operation possible. And having good understanding on how JavaScript works is important for writing well-functioning Ajax applications. You already got some exposure to JavaScript in the previous two sessions. In this session, you will go over some basic syntax and features of JavaScript. Later on, we will discuss the best practice guidelines in writing JavaScript code.

Pre-class reading material
- JavaScript tutorial from w3cschools.com 

Resources

• JavaScript Programming Language tutorial video by Douglas Crockford
• JavaScript from quirksmode.org
  
• HTML DOM Document Object Reference
• HTML DOM Examples
• JavaScript for Object-Oriented programmers article from java.sun.com
• Dojo Style Guide from Dojo
• JavaScript resource center in Sun Developer Network (SDN)

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