Comments on: Deliberating as to whether AJAX is actually a future-proof term http://blog.ssims.co.uk/index.php/2010/01/deliberating-as-to-whether-ajax-is-actually-a-future-proof-term/ Software, Computing and Web technology discussion Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ssims http://blog.ssims.co.uk/index.php/2010/01/deliberating-as-to-whether-ajax-is-actually-a-future-proof-term/comment-page-1/#comment-616 ssims Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:50:17 +0000 http://blog.ssims.co.uk/?p=348#comment-616 I realised after posting this that many RIA platforms do use XML as a method of pushing data between client and server in the form of a JavaScript XML HttpRequest. However I still believe my point is valid: The issue is that with today's sophisticated RIA platforms the programmer of the application and the user very rarely directly manipulate the JavaScript itself directly. Therefore the AJAX terminology has little meaning in such circumstances - it is purely a matter of opinion but I believe one need not list the technologies made use of to implement a certain pattern of working - particularly if this is to potentially change or become obsolete. To draw a comparison it is a bit like calling an application that uses SQL to talk to a relational database an 'SQL application'. It would be better termed a database linked application, or simply an application - even though SQL is an established solid standard for communicating with databases. I realised after posting this that many RIA platforms do use XML as a method of pushing data between client and server in the form of a JavaScript XML HttpRequest. However I still believe my point is valid: The issue is that with today’s sophisticated RIA platforms the programmer of the application and the user very rarely directly manipulate the JavaScript itself directly. Therefore the AJAX terminology has little meaning in such circumstances – it is purely a matter of opinion but I believe one need not list the technologies made use of to implement a certain pattern of working – particularly if this is to potentially change or become obsolete.

To draw a comparison it is a bit like calling an application that uses SQL to talk to a relational database an ‘SQL application’. It would be better termed a database linked application, or simply an application – even though SQL is an established solid standard for communicating with databases.

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