AJAX is fast becoming a de facto standard for developing responsive and rich web applications. This evolutionary step in the user experience is being used in more and more web applications from Outlook Web Access to Google maps and beyond. But how do you write AJAX applications? Not too long ago, you had to be a JavaScript expert and use tools that are not as sophisticated as those used in standard development. As such, it had been difficult and time-consuming to develop, debug, and maintain AJAX applications despite their innate user friendliness. However, as the popularity and use of AJAX web applications rose, so did a.
