Book Review: Advanced AJAX by Shawn M. Lauriat

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Because AJAX moves so much application logic from the server to the client, it forces many developers to master a wider range of web technologies than ever before. To work effectively on AJAX projects, front-end developers have to concern themselves with database performance, business logic and other server-side concerns. Back-end and middleware developers, meanwhile, have to make friends with XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and a wide range of browsers.

AJAX Book Recommendation: "Ajax Security" by Hoffman and Sullivan

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:00:00 EST

Reviewers overuse the phrase 'required reading,' but no other description fits the new book 'Ajax Security' (2007, Addison Wesley, 470p). This exhaustive tome from Billy Hoffman and Bryan Sullivan places the specific security concerns of the AJAX programming model in historical perspective. It demonstrates not only new security threats that are unique to AJAX, but established threats that have gained new traction in the Web 2.0 era. It then details both the specific technical solutions and - more importantly - the mindset that are necessary to combat such threats. If you call yourself a professional web developer, you need this book.

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Book Review: Advanced AJAX by Shawn M. Lauriat

AJAX Book Recommendation: "Ajax Security" by Hoffman and Sullivan