On Apple’s Web site, there’s a demo (see editorial links below) of using an object that you might not have encountered before. The object is XMLHttpRequest and what you see in the demo (“Reading XML ...

There must be one "start" event Followed by zero or more "progress" events Followed by one event which can be of type "error", "abort", or "load" based on the intended outcome of the operation As can ...

Jeff Friesen’s Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional is out now from Apress. In this article Jeff introduces you to his new book by presenting excerpts from its chapter on the Java ...

In this article, you’ll build a simple AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) application. This exercise is for the most impatient readers willing to start coding ASAP, but it assumes you’re already ...