why is AJAX so hot—NOW?

• Demand for richer applications is growing
– Broadband means we can—and want to—do more
• It has a name
– Think LAMP—helped solidify the thoughts/techniques in people’s
minds
• Recent Google applications have sparked people’s imagination
– Google gmail, Google suggests, Google Maps
• People are thinking of building APPLICATIONS…not just sites
• The Tipping Point
– All of this has made rich internet apps reach its tipping point—
where adoption spreads rapidly and dramatically