Good Ajax book for a PHP guy?

Question

I have a background in assembly, basic, pascal, ada, c & c++. All pc or embedded stuff. Decades of it.

I also have a few years of PHP.

I haven't coded any client-side stuff, and think that I would like to look into Ajax (is that the best compliment to PHP?).

What's a good book to start me off?

Answer 1

Personally, books are hit and miss with me. Since AJAX is client side javascript you can get a ton of info on the web.

I know that doesn't answer your question about a specific book but when I was learning AJAX the web was and still is my best friend.

I would also check out jQuery as well. As it makes AJAX calls even easier.

Something to get your started:

1. Google - AJAX
2. Google - jQuery

UPDATE

I just found this link on SO that might be helpful.

Answer 2

quote from Promote JS – give newbies a chance Remember: Java is to JavaScript as Ham is to Hamster!

hey you could start with reading online article as

• http://ajaxian.com/
• http://yuiblog.com/

I recommend the following books:

• http://www.manning.com/bibeault/ <- i personally like the "in action" series
• http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ajax/pragmatic-ajax <- this one is kind of old but gives you basic idea

also, it is easy to get source code from famous javascript library, jquery, YUI..., encourage you read those source. Personally, recommend the YUI source code.