Two kinds of AJAX: HTML++ vs Client / SOA

Harry Fuecks from Sitepoint.com Blogs talks about the two different states in Ajax, HTML ++ and Client / SOA where HTML ++ is basically adding new functionality to existing application with Ajax while Client / SOA is builiding these application’s from the ground up using mainly Javascript with little or no page refreshes.

Think this needs stating clearly, following the comment from Bill Edney on of technicalpursuit (Tibet), and because I think it reflects experiences people are having with AJAX.

In short think there’s going to be two kinds of AJAX application, one I’ll dub “HTML++� and the other being the Client / SOA Bill mentions. To describe them roughly…

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