My IBM developerWorks series, part 2: Tooltips, lightboxes and more jQuery goodness

Brian Dillard, Monday, May 12, 2008 @ 10:37 am

IBM developerWorks recently published my second "Ajax overhaul" tutorial. This series teaches intermediate-level developers how to layer Ajax features atop old-fashioned CRUD applications. My colleague Dietrich Kappe calls this the "Christmas tree" approach to Ajax development, and it's a valid choice for many companies. It's not the sexiest take on Ajax, but it often provides a lot of value for relatively little cost.

"Ajax overhaul" tackles a fictional shopping site for its use cases. Each installment examines a particular deficiency in the existing application's user experience and improves it using Ajax and progressive enhancement. Because I focus on the interface layer, the code examples feature only client-side code. I've completed four installments so far, each one employing some combination of jQuery, custom JavaScript and custom CSS.

I previously posted about the first installment. Here's the direct link to the second:

• Ajax overhaul, Part 2: Retrofit existing sites with jQuery, Ajax, tooltips, and lightboxes

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   [...] You’ll also want to look at parts 1 and 2. [...]

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