Welcome to the first tutorial of these series of learning in 20 minutes. The aim of this tutorial is to show the basics of new technologies related to computer science. We all know that the people who are working in this business have a lack of free time to discover new technologies. So that, this is the objective of these series of tutorials, fill these little spots and introduce you to new concepts. With all this new information you will be able to detect whether or not it is interesting for your project.

1. What is AJAX ?

Let’s try to explain it fast. However if you already know jump to the next section, don’t waste your time.

AJAX was created by Jesse James Garret and it means Asynchronous JavaScript And XML. Basically, AJAX will allow you to execute instructions on the server side without reloading the page.

2. What is AJAX made of ?

AJAX is not a programming language, it is just a web development technique used for creating interactive web applications, so basically it is a way to do things. Read the rest of this entry »