Binding Functions to Frameworks

Frameworks have practically reduced Ajax into a simple programming technique. Through frameworks, developers are able to build highly efficient Ajax based applications without have to learn or write a single JavaScript line. All they have to do is to effectively bind the data to the different functions so that they are able to effectively launch the application.

There are frameworks that use drag and drop functionality wherein different functions and even the interface of the application could be configured. There are even frameworks that allow non-developers to build an Ajax based application.

Even though Ajax frameworks could effectively build applications, it will clip the creativity of the developers. Frameworks will always come with specific functions and interface so developers who are not well versed with JavaScript and other programming languages that come with the framework would have to deal with what is available.

Although there are popular frameworks in developing an Ajax based application, each of them has limitations. Developers would have to be creative within the given limitation of the framework.

Fortunately, there are frameworks that have adhered with the OpenAjax Alliance. By joining this group, they have retooled their frameworks so that it could effectively interact with other frameworks.

Because of the ability of different frameworks to work with each other, mash-ups are born and developers could build simple applications overnight since they could easily bind the functions of the different frameworks.

But there are developers who wish to push this even further. Since Ajax became popular in 2003, different developers opted to learn JavaScript and dedicate some of their time and effort to build an effective Ajax based application. The number of developers who are now proficient in JavaScript is increasing.

Frameworks are still effective but developers are now learning to build applications through manual coding. But even though they are able to build applications by manual coding, the demand for new applications will often leave them building applications through frameworks again. Internet is changing at a very rapid phase that developers who don't take time to learn the updates will easily be left behind.

This time, frameworks will not be able to limit the creativity of developers. Since they are now proficient in building an Ajax based application manually, they can build an application with different frameworks but they are now able to tweak those functions according to their preferences.

There are also libraries online that could fully support different functions regardless of the framework the developer is using.

But this binding and increased options have somehow left a hole for developers. Because of different options and workarounds, attacks have increasingly become possible.

Developers with good intentions alone could build application according to their preferences because of workarounds, hackers could also attack an Ajax based website because of different workarounds.

Developers who opted to tweak the functions of the frameworks should remember that they are increasing the susceptibility of their application.

They should secure their application before launching it to ensure their users will experience an effective and secured Ajax based application.