Beta books work well when the content is new, and the readers and
authors have a lot to say to each other. And when it comes to things
causing a buzz, there's not much to beat Ajax. So it seemed natural to
release our
new Ajax book in
Beta. And it's quite a beta. Right now, it's about 2/3rds
complete, with really solid chapters on the basics, frameworks, UI
design, and UI anti-patterns. And, to top it all off, there's a killer
chapter on implementing your own version of Google maps (yup, all the
code's included, and it's less than you probably think).
As with
all beta
books, you can buy either the PDF only or the PDF/book combo pack
now. You get unlimited updates to the PDF (both during the beta
process and for the lifetime of this edition of the book), and if you
ordered the paper book you'll get it when it ships.
Oh, and I couldn't resist a little Rico-based Javascript on the book's page... Sorry :)