My first Ajax app

[dougo]

I want to get my feet wet with some Ajax programming. Should I start by using XMLHttpRequest directly? Or, which framework should I use, Prototype, jQuery, GWT, or something else? Wikipedia has a comparison of frameworks, but I thought I'd ask here first.

Comments

[cnoocy]

How would you know? [ominous music]
More seriously, that seems fair to me. It's probably still worth glancing at the XMLHttpRequest techniques so you know what's actually going on inside Prototype.

[prog.livejournal.com]

I agree with this too. But I strongly recommend picking up Prototype when you're actually ready to lay down some code. Its ability to let you easily weave around cross-browser issues is alone worth the price of admission.

[daerr.livejournal.com]

I also agree that starting with Prototype is good and I started with XMLHttpRequest.