Dojo - DojoToolkit.org

Dojo is another one of these AJAX component packages that have become wildly popular in the last year or so.

With Ruby On Rails being all the rage and Google Maps and Gmail garnering so much attention to what can be done GUI-wise in a web browser these days, it is inevitable that developers will start swarming around these new AJAX components.

Javascript looks like it is going to become more important in the programming field. Rails makes it possible to avoid dipping down directly into Javascript when you are using certain packages it is aware of. But you are a lot better off being able to read and write the stuff yourself. After all, you might want to hook in a different package, like Dojo. Someday you will have to troubleshoot an Ajax application too. Good luck doing that if you cannot read Javscript.

Dojo - DojoToolkit.org:

Dojo is the Open Source JavaScript toolkit that helps you build serious applications in less time. It fills in the gaps where JavaScript and browsers don't go quite far enough, and gives you powerful, portable, lightweight, and tested tools for constructing dynamic interfaces. Dojo lets you prototype interactive widgets quickly, animate transitions, and build Ajax requests with the most powerful and easiest to use abstractions available. These capabilities are built on top of a lightweight packaging system, so you never have to figure out which order to request script files in again. Dojo's package system and optional build tools help you develop quickly and optimize transparently.

Dojo also packs an easy to use widget system. From prototype to deployment, Dojo widgets are HTML and CSS all the way. Best of all, since Dojo is portable JavaScript to the core, your widgets can be portable between HTML, SVG, and whatever else comes down the pike. The web is changing, and Dojo can help you stay ahead.

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