List of Ajax frameworks

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This is a list of notable Ajax frameworks, used for creating web applications with a dynamic link between the client (and sometimes the server).

JavaScript

JavaScript Frameworks are browser-side frameworks very commonly used in Ajax development. There are hundreds of JavaScript frameworks available — according to the last surveys, the most used JavaScript frameworks are:

Framework
Backbase, an Enterprise Ajax Framework for creating Rich Internet Applictions
Dojo Toolkit, an Open Source DHTML toolkit written in JavaScript
Ext (javascript library), a library that extends Prototype, Jquery and YUI
jQuery, a JavaScript framework that provides an Ajax framework and other utilities
Mootools, a compact and modular JavaScript framework best known for its visual effects and transitions
Prototype, a JavaScript framework that provides Ajax and other utilities
Script.aculo.us, Used with the Prototype Framework, mainly for animations and interface development
Yahoo! UI Library, a set of utilities and controls, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and Ajax

Other frameworks not among the most used includes:

• Clean AJAX, framework also able to deal with web services

C++

C++ Toolkits are interfaces to Ajax technology

• Wt (witty) is a WebToolkit, allowing programmers to write code in C++ (without real knowledge of Ajax), generating content rich Ajax GUI. OpenSource Licence.

Java

These frameworks use Java for server-side AJAX operations:

• Backbase, Enterprise Ajax for JSF (Java Server Faces)
• Echo, a Java framework for Ajax servlets
• Google Web Toolkit, a widget library with Java to JavaScript compiler
• DWR, Direct Web Remoting, DWR allows Javascript in a browser to interact with Java on a server and helps you manipulate web pages with the results.
• jMaki, an AJAX framework that can be plugged into netbeans or eclipse IDE

.NET

The following frameworks are available for the Windows .NET platform:

• Ajax.NET Professional
• ASP.NET AJAX (previously Microsoft Atlas)

ColdFusion

The following frameworks are available for ColdFusion:

• AjaxCFC

PHP

A PHP framework is able to deal with database, search data, and build pages or parts of page and publish the page or return data to the XMLHttpRequest object. PHP 5 specifically, thanks to its SimpleXML class, is able to create XML files that may be returned to the object. However, it is better to use a predefined library that performs the various tasks.

• Sajax Is a PHP framework with a lot of functions, easy to integrate functions yourself.
• Tigermouse is a modern Ajax driven MVC framework for web applications development.
• Xajax uses only the XML format, on the server side.