Techniques for asynchronous server communication have been around for years. What makes ajax a "new" approach?



Techniques for asynchronous server communication have been around for years. What makes ajax a "..

Answer / Sunita Garbyal

While asynchronous server communication is not new, AJAX made it easier and more accessible to web developers by combining several existing technologies (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XMLHttpRequest) in a simple and cohesive way. Before AJAX, developers had to rely on various techniques such as iframes or meta refreshes for asynchronous communication, which were less efficient and more complex.

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