The integration of AJAX clients and RESTful web services results in powerful yet straightforward service-oriented web applications.
by Edmon Begoli
July 25, 2007
t is no coincidence that AJAX and RESTful web services gained the attention of developers in their respective stages of infancy. Both technologies emerged during times that were dominated by cumbersome enterprise technologies. They gained popularity because of the freshness, innovation, and simplicity that they brought into the lives of hands-on technologists. AJAX brought the immediate gratification associated with a dynamic web experience, while RESTful web services brought the simplicity and pragmatism that developers expected from the web services concept but faced complex web services specifications.
Many also recognized that these two technologies offered the opportunity to create new models for service-oriented web applications. Being very compatible, AJAX and RESTful web services could be integrated and composed in new ways. These two technologies fit together particularly well for a number of reasons:
Both AJAX and RESTful web services leverage widely available web technologies and standards such as HTML, JavaScript, browser objects, and HTTP. There is absolutely no need to buy, install, or configure any other major component to enable effective interaction between AJAX front ends and RESTful web services.
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t is no coincidence that AJAX and RESTful web services gained the attention of developers in their respective stages of infancy. Both technologies emerged during times that were dominated by cumbersome enterprise technologies. They gained popularity because of the freshness, innovation, and simplicity that they brought into the lives of hands-on technologists. AJAX brought the immediate gratification associated with a dynamic web experience, while RESTful web services brought the simplicity and pragmatism that developers expected from the web services concept but faced complex web services specifications.
