With a rich combination of technologies, Ajax provides a strong foundation for creating interactive web applications with XML or JSON based web services using JavaScript in the browser to process the web server response. Ajax Design Patterns shows the best practices to dramatically improve web development projects you. He is investigating how others have successfully dealt with conflicting design principles in the past and then relays that information directly to you. The patterns outlined in the book fall into four categories: fundamental technology: Examines the raw technologies required for Ajax development Programming: Exposure techniques that developers have discovered to ensure their Ajax applications are maintained and utility functions: Explain the types of user interface you will come across in Ajax applications, as well as new types of functionality that Ajax makes possible Development : Describes the process that is being used to monitor, debug, and test Ajax applications Ajax Design Patterns will also get you up to speed with core Ajax technologies, such as XMLHttpRequest, the DOM, and JSON. He lives in London and consultation on issues of software development in the banking, health care, and logistics. "Michael Mahemoff's Ajax Design Patterns is a comprehensive summary which is really the application of web design expertise, centered around but not limited to Ajax techniques.