From Ajax Patterns

These pages contain links, summaries, and licensing details of various Ajax-related frameworks. The definition of "Ajax" extends beyond remoting/XMLHttpRequest to any form of rich browser applications, so you'll find libraries for widgets, visual effects, server-side code generation, and so on. Contributions are welcome - see below for details. Thanks to everyone who's been adding framework info so far. Due to rapid growth - almost one new framework per day - I split the page into 15 new pages, on December 1, 2005.

We've begun working on a Comparison Matrix, showing key features of all frameworks. Please help build it if you have the time.

Contents 1 Javascript 1.1 Popular 1.2 Specialised 2 Server-Side and Hybrid Frameworks 3 Contributions

Ajax/Javascript Programming and Usability in "Ajax Design Patterns" Book

Javascript

Popular

• Javascript Multipurpose Frameworks Broader-scope frameworks (e.g. Dojo, Backbase, jsLINB, Javeline PlatForm, TIBCO General Interface, Bindows, crossvision Application Designer, ZK).
• Javascript Remoting Frameworks Browser-Server Web_Remoting, i.e. XMLHttpRequest wrappers and IFrame wrappers.

Specialised

• Javascript Graphics and Effects Frameworks Graphics and Visual Effects.
• Javascript Flash Frameworks Javascript-Flash Integration.
• Javascript Logging Frameworks Logging.
• Javascript XML Frameworks Dealing with XML, XSLT, Xpath, and possibly Web Remoting. (e.g. GoogleXSLT).
• Javascript Json Frameworks Dealing with JSON.
• Javascript Specialised Frameworks Frameworks that don't fit any catgory above, e.g. drag-and-drop or widget libraries.

Server-Side and Hybrid Frameworks

• 4D Ajax Frameworks
• ASP Ajax Frameworks (Redirects to DotNet Ajax Frameworks)
• C++ Ajax Frameworks
• C# Ajax Frameworks (Redirects to DotNet Ajax Frameworks)
• Coldfusion Ajax Frameworks
• Eiffel Ajax Frameworks
• DotNet Ajax Frameworks
• Java Ajax Frameworks
• Lisp Ajax Frameworks
• Lotus Notes Ajax Frameworks
• Multi-Language Ajax Frameworks More than one server-side language, including the other languages here (C++, Coldfusion, ...)
• Perl Ajax Frameworks
• PHP Ajax Frameworks
• Python Ajax Frameworks
• Ruby Ajax Frameworks
• Smalltalk Ajax Frameworks
• Tcl Ajax Frameworks

Contributions

All "Frameworks" pages (anything ending in "Frameworks") are open for contributions - no account required. You don't have to be the project owner to contribute, as readers will be interested in the experience of anyone who's used and evaluated these frameworks. Feel free to add new frameworks and update existing info. If you're adding a new framework, here are some guidelines:

• To help people browse the pages faster, please keep the page in alphabetical order.
• Commercial and open-source and everything in between is welcome. Please be specific on license details as many people have a preference for one or the other.
• Feel free to link to any demos and tutorials.