twoBirds Framework for Lightweight Ajax

There are two types of frameworks that you’ll see today in terms of execution. The first type of Ajax framework is its efficient use of XHR (XMHttpRequest) in JavaScript and DHTML. They can easily load the functions and data to the client side as long as the server is powerful enough to load the information.

Since it uses a framework, designing is relatively simpler. There are already a set of templates to choose in most frameworks and the functions are already available to be loaded. All you need to do is to connect the function to a particular data so that it could be executed through the framework.

On the other hand, there are also frameworks that provide enough freedom for developers to build an Ajax based application. But these are very simplified that you have to start from the beginning. Although no XHR and complicated functions will be required, the design has to start right from the start.

The trouble is always on compatibility. You can’t just walk away with a design in first try with JavaScript. Instead of ease of development, developers face a larger task in developing an Ajax based application right from the start.

These two separate stands on framework has confused the developer for sometime since they can’t just walk away from XHR if you want to build a highly efficient Ajax based application. On the other hand, developers can’t just ignore the fact that customization has to be available to better build an Ajax based application.

Introducing twoBirds

Seeing this need, a framework was introduced with the name “twoBirds”. By the name itself, you will know what this framework is trying to achieve. It will provide the programming option that could be found on frameworks with XHR while ensuring full customization right from the start.

Template Handling and Use of Server

twoBirds may be one of the smartest frameworks for building an Ajax based application. The challenge is always based on the fact that you can’t just customize the website as you like it. The reason for some frameworks’ inability to build an Ajax application with a customized page is that the page comes from the server which may have limited designs.

twoBirds answered that problem by letting the developer use the client side more compared to servers. Since you can’t be limited with the templates found in servers, you can easily build a website with the looks that you want. The server load is also lighter.

JavaScript, CSS and HTML

On the other hand, twoBrids will still allow developers to provide freehand coding. This framework has the ability to interpret JavaScript CSS and HTML without any problem. There are frameworks that would let you design from the scratch but freeform programming is not allowed.

twoBirds addressed this problem by opening the framework to every developer. As a result, they are building an Ajax based application with enough complexity to build the application with coding and design and simple enough to choose a template and launch them in the client side.