•Asynchronous Java And
XML
•Not a range of abrasive
cleaning products
•A programming paradigm not
a language
•Arrived in the 1990s - not
a new idea
•Uses a collection of open
technologies
–XHTML, CSS, JavaScript,
DOM and XmlHttpRequest
•Straddles the worlds of
client-side and server-side scripting
•Developers need to understand both
worlds to use AJAX properly