Comments on: Which Ajax-based Apps Do You Actually Use? http://pathfindersoftware.com/2007/02/which_ajaxbased/ The Fastest Way to Launch Successful Software Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kalid http://pathfindersoftware.com/2007/02/which_ajaxbased/#comment-6189 Kalid Tue, 08 May 2007 09:50:56 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=375#comment-6189 <p>I agree -- Ajax for its own sake isn't useful (like the OS). It helps to streamline an existing scenario. Here are some sites that use it well, in my opinion:</p> <p>instantdomainsearch -- avoid retyping or back and forth<br /> google maps -- draggable maps, the original<br /> gmail -- fast browsing of email<br /> instacalc.com -- real-time calculations as you type<br /> digg/reddit -- rate a story without reload (compare to slashdot)<br /> </p> I agree — Ajax for its own sake isn’t useful (like the OS). It helps to streamline an existing scenario. Here are some sites that use it well, in my opinion:

instantdomainsearch — avoid retyping or back and forth
google maps — draggable maps, the original
gmail — fast browsing of email
instacalc.com — real-time calculations as you type
digg/reddit — rate a story without reload (compare to slashdot)

]]> By: Bob O'Malley http://pathfindersoftware.com/2007/02/which_ajaxbased/#comment-6188 Bob O'Malley Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:42:29 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=375#comment-6188 <p>Basecamp is a great AJAX-y collaboration tool, IMHO.</p> Basecamp is a great AJAX-y collaboration tool, IMHO.

]]> By: Ryan Smith http://pathfindersoftware.com/2007/02/which_ajaxbased/#comment-6187 Ryan Smith Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:08:32 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=375#comment-6187 <p>I think that the best AJAX sites are the sites that aren't comprised of AJAX, they just use it to enhance the experience.</p> <p>One of my favorite uses of AJAX is when you are registering and it informs you after you leave the user name fields that it's already taken. That way I don't have to submit the page, find out that it's taken and reenter my password.</p> <p>Other good use of AJAX: voting systems such as Digg. AJAX is great when used subtly.</p> <p>Worst use of AJAX - Yahoo! TV Listings. What the hell were they thinking.</p> I think that the best AJAX sites are the sites that aren’t comprised of AJAX, they just use it to enhance the experience.

One of my favorite uses of AJAX is when you are registering and it informs you after you leave the user name fields that it’s already taken. That way I don’t have to submit the page, find out that it’s taken and reenter my password.

Other good use of AJAX: voting systems such as Digg. AJAX is great when used subtly.

Worst use of AJAX – Yahoo! TV Listings. What the hell were they thinking.

]]> By: Rob http://pathfindersoftware.com/2007/02/which_ajaxbased/#comment-6186 Rob Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:24:30 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=375#comment-6186 <p>Google Reader led me here.<br /> OWA's open next to it.</p> Google Reader led me here.
OWA’s open next to it.

]]> By: Oskar Austegard http://pathfindersoftware.com/2007/02/which_ajaxbased/#comment-6185 Oskar Austegard Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:40:23 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=375#comment-6185 <p>Daily: GMail, Google Personalized Home Page, my current project (in development)<br /> Several times per week: OWA <br /> Occasionally: Meebo<br /> Soon: SourceCode "BlackPearl" (Workflow/BPM product) - the designer is done up in AJAX.</p> <p>AJAX is good for web applications. I don't see a whole lot of benefit for web pages/sites. Portals like Google Pers. Home, are contenders.</p> Daily: GMail, Google Personalized Home Page, my current project (in development)
Several times per week: OWA
Occasionally: Meebo
Soon: SourceCode “BlackPearl” (Workflow/BPM product) – the designer is done up in AJAX.

AJAX is good for web applications. I don’t see a whole lot of benefit for web pages/sites. Portals like Google Pers. Home, are contenders.

]]> By: Daniel http://pathfindersoftware.com/2007/02/which_ajaxbased/#comment-6184 Daniel Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:07:59 +0000 http://www.pathf.com/blogs/?p=375#comment-6184 <p>I find what's slowing my adoption of ajax apps is the lack of integration between them. Sometimes it feels like when you're working on two different computers at the same time and you keep forgetting every 5 minutes that you can't open a document you just created on one in the other.</p> I find what’s slowing my adoption of ajax apps is the lack of integration between them. Sometimes it feels like when you’re working on two different computers at the same time and you keep forgetting every 5 minutes that you can’t open a document you just created on one in the other.

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