Programming Using Ajax and Java -- Ajax: The Brave New World -- The Pillars of Ajax -- The Server Side of the Equation -- The Projects -- Karnak: Type-Ahead Suggestions -- InstaMail: An Ajax-Based Webmail Client -- AjaxReader: Because Every Ajax Book Has to Have One! -- PhotoShare: Share Your Visual Life with Your Friends -- The Organizer: Get Yourself Organized Now! -- AjaxChat: Chatting, the Ajax Way! -- AJAX Warrior: Back to the Future in a Fun Way!.

If you're a Java developer already versed in Ajax-style programming, and you want to take your knowledge to the next level, then this is the book for you. Practical Ajax Projects with Java Technology provides the ultimate learn-by-example experience, featuring seven complete example applications for you to learn from and then adapt for use in your own projects. During each application, the author will lead you through the planning, design, and implementation stages. The book begins with a few quick chapters to recap Ajax basics and build up a complete development environment, and then moves on to the applications. The seven applications are diverse: an auto-complete application, an Ajax game, a two-way chat application, a webmail client, an RSS aggregator, an online calendaring/scheduling system, and a Flickr-style photo gallery application. Technologies covered include Apache, Ant, Ajax Tags, Struts, Prototype, DWR, Dojo, and more. Overall, this book will save you countless hours of development time, and help further your Java Ajax knowledge!