A second character, a swift-moving messenger with a backpack labeled , zipped into view.
The book flipped to a page titled showing the messenger's journey: JavaScript & AJAX for Dummies
The server starts handing over the data. A second character, a swift-moving messenger with a
The data has fully arrived and is ready for JS to plug into the page. 🛠️ Dave’s First Masterpiece AJAX Crash Course (Vanilla JavaScript) Dave was skeptical
"AJAX stands for ," the messenger explained, though he whispered that most people use JSON nowadays because it's faster and lighter. "Think of me as a secret agent. While you’re looking at the page, I run to the server in the background, grab exactly what you need, and bring it back without anyone ever seeing the page reload". Dave was skeptical. "Is it hard to learn?"
Dave opened the book, and a tiny, animated character named hopped off the page.