Comments on: AJAX…62% Good? http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/ Canadian Entrepreneur Currently Adding Value in the Web 2.0 Space Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:31:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim A http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Tim A Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:22:18 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/#comment-68 Well put.<br /><br />I have a semi-rant about Ajax here - http://tim.blog.kosmo.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/18/1682146.html Well put.

I have a semi-rant about Ajax here – http://tim.blog.kosmo.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/18/1682146.html

]]> By: Taylan Pince http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Taylan Pince Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:54:47 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/#comment-67 "I agree that Flash is usually implemented in very, very wrong ways, and I guess it is used in a bad way most of the time.<br /><br />As for AJAX, I think it is great that most people are using it to enhance usability and performance. But "enhance" is the key word here. I don't think whole web services should be based on AJAX technology." “I agree that Flash is usually implemented in very, very wrong ways, and I guess it is used in a bad way most of the time.

As for AJAX, I think it is great that most people are using it to enhance usability and performance. But "enhance" is the key word here. I don't think whole web services should be based on AJAX technology.”

]]> By: Dharmesh Shah http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Dharmesh Shah Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:26:12 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/#comment-66 "I think AJAX, when used in moderation, is mostly good. Basically, I see it as a vehicle for improving the user interface for many common user interactions within the context of a larger application that is mostly "pure" thin-client (HTML).<br /><br />I get a little concerned about applications that are totally designed around AJAX. These kinds of applications start to manifest the same types of issues we had with other "rich interface in a browser" type solutions." “I think AJAX, when used in moderation, is mostly good. Basically, I see it as a vehicle for improving the user interface for many common user interactions within the context of a larger application that is mostly "pure" thin-client (HTML).

I get a little concerned about applications that are totally designed around AJAX. These kinds of applications start to manifest the same types of issues we had with other "rich interface in a browser" type solutions.”

]]> By: Cameron Booth http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Cameron Booth Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:26:44 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/02/06/ajax62-good/#comment-65 "I think it's important to note a few things:<br /><br />- technologies themselves aren't "bad", it's the people who implement them that aren't doing the appropriate homework<br /><br />- Not all web projects are intended to be "highly usable". Though I personally feel that usability is very important, I think it's OK for other people to opt not to care about usability, for other reasons.<br /><br />That said, yes, I'd say Ajax is, maybe 70% good....and flash, well, 70% bad..wouldn't go so far as 99% because there are flash implementations out there that are well done." “I think it's important to note a few things:

- technologies themselves aren't "bad", it's the people who implement them that aren't doing the appropriate homework

- Not all web projects are intended to be "highly usable". Though I personally feel that usability is very important, I think it's OK for other people to opt not to care about usability, for other reasons.

That said, yes, I'd say Ajax is, maybe 70% good….and flash, well, 70% bad..wouldn't go so far as 99% because there are flash implementations out there that are well done.”

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