AJAX-Tools
There have been lots of frameworks that have assisted developers in building an Ajax based website or application. Some of them are named after the programming language used for building that application. For example, AHAX is a type of framework that enables the developer in building an Ajax based application through HTML.
This really simplifies Ajax based development since it will only require knowledge of HTML. There are even simpler frameworks that enable development without a single line of JavaScript written. There are also frameworks that enable the developer to just drag and drop functions and eventually weave them together to build an application.
If you are looking for another framework, consider PAJAJ or PHP Asynchronous Javascript and JSON. If you have been working with frameworks, the name itself will already tell you what it is. PAJAJ is basically a framework in building Ajax based applications through PHP coding.
You could compare PAJAJ with GWT since the former remotely controls Ajax through PHP while GWT controls the Ajax application through Java. PAJAJ obviously targets developers who are well versed in PHP so that they could build an Ajax application without a single line of JavaScript.
The following are the features of PAJAJ:
1. Simplicity – Building PAJAJ will never require you to be versed in other programming languages except PHP. You could forget about JavaScript, CSS and other programming languages because PHP will be able to control the functions which are already translated into JavaScript.
2. Flexibility in development – There are three ways the developer could use PAJAJ:
• Building the application entirely in PHP – PAJAJ is known to interpret PHP coding and could translate the portions into HTML and JavaScript accordingly.
• Building a dump page – You can build an Ajax based application through “dumping” wherein you just place any functions there through JavaScript and weave their functions in the background with the help of PHP.
• Using template – You can slowly build a website with the help of a template and slowly work your way from there in building an Ajax based website.
3. Event Driven – Personally, all frameworks should have this feature as Ajax has become a tool in building an application through browsers. PAJAJ could easily work in both ways: it could interact with the front end as well as back end for speedier data processing.
4. Late Binding of Events – This special feature in PAJAJ enables the developer build an application without intrusion from HTML. You can practically change the entire coding without even affecting HTML. The challenge though is to use this feature in an aesthetic manner. As you change the look of your coding, you might have to change HTML as well. But this option for PAJAJ is still a great feature.
If you are looking for a framework, you might want to consider PAJAJ. Of course, you have to be well versed in PHP first before you could build an Ajax based application through PAJAJ. The features that come with PAJAJ are quite impressive especially on development options and event driven features.
