AHAH vs. AJAX

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AHAH vs. AJAX

One of the best thing about the hype created by AJAX was the reaction of other developers. Of course, there are individuals they are willing to build an alternative for every hype which is usually considered as a rip-off of the original hyped programming. Such programs frequently fail even before it gets started. For example, just look at different web-based office applications since zoho.com made a mark. Though lots of alternatives are available, almost none came even close. But when you transfer this situation to AJAX, the result is actually different.

Let us consider AHAH which stands for Asynchronous HTML over HTTP. Just like Ajax, it does not just use a single language. It is a combination of JavaScript and HTML. If you are looking for XML, it is not used in AHAH which is one of the biggest difference between AHAH and AJAX. Instead of getting an XML as a reply from the server, AHAH receives a reply in HTML format. Compared to XML there is no need to configure the browser to read HTML since all browsers in the first place are built to read this specific type of program. It is simpler and definitely faster.

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