Is AJAX The New Web?

Ajax techniques are used in several popular pages, including Google Maps and Gmail. The main characteristic of Ajax applications is in the letter A. Asynchronous. In an Ajax application, the HTML page the server sends to the browser includes code that allows to use the browser as a client for different services. This code runs in the background while the page is active in the browser window and in regular time intervals (asynchronously) makes sure to maintain communication with the server.

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