Review of "Switching to VoIP by Ted Wallingford," O'Reilly & Associates, 2005, $39.95 ISBN: 0596008686

ABSTRACT

Ryan Asleson, Nathaniel Schutta, APress, 2005, $39.99 ISBN: 1590595823

Asynchronous JavaScript and Extensible Markup Language (XML) (Ajax) techniques are not new, but they are newly practical in building more responsive Web clients that do not require full page refreshes to reflect changes in a local area of a page. This book is an excellent introduction to Ajax that opts for simplicity in its examples and avoids extraneous details.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.5 Local and Wide-Area Networks
          Subjects: Internet (e.g., TCP/IP)

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.0 General
          Subjects: Security and protection (e.g., firewalls)
      C.2.2 Network Protocols
      C.2.3 Network Operations
          Subjects: Public networks
  C.4 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEMS
      Subjects: Reliability, availability, and serviceability

General Terms:
Design, Theory