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title: AJAX Is Cool
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date: 2015-11-07
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#### Loading content has never been smoother
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I started web development (proper web development anyways) using pretty much only PHP and HTML -- I didn't touch JavaScript at all, and CSS was usually handled by Bootstrap. I always thought I was doing it wrong, but I usually concluded the same thing every time.
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> "JavaScript is too complex. I'll stick with PHP."
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Only recently have I been getting into JavaScript, and surprisingly have
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been enjoying it. I've been using mainly AJAX and jQuery for GET/POST
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requests for loading and displaying content, which I do realize is *just
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barely* scratching the surface of what it can do, but it's super useful
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because I can do things such as displaying a loading animation while it
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fetches the data or provide nearly on-the-fly updating of a page's
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content (I am working on updating ServMineUp to incorporate AJAX for
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this reason). I'm absolutely loving my time with it, and I hope I'll be
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able to post more little snippets of code like I did for
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[HoverZoom.js](/posts/hoverzoom-js). Meanwhile, I encourage everyone to try their hand at AJAX & JavaScript. It's powerful and amazing.
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#### Useful Resources
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[jQuery API](http://api.jquery.com/)
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[JavaScript on Codecademy](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/javascript)
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[JavaScript docs on MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript)
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