I’m working on some new AJAX-driven interactive web stuff. AJAX is a hype-driven idea that we can make web pages interactive and asynchronous so visitors don’t have to spend all their time waiting for pages to reload.

It is a cool idea. But there is an “As Usual” here. As Usual, it works great for simple things. To make things fast and snappy and with rounded corners is a lot harder and will involve lots of JavaScript with the usual cross-browser issues.

That said, it is fun and enjoyable to work with. And it is very refreshing to break out of the one-thing-per-page idea.

Want to know more? Start at the Wikipedia entry for Ajax (programming).

For my development, I’m using Python on the server, using the Myghty template framework and the Myghty Ajax Toolkit.