IBM developerWorks

Ajax Overhaul: Retrofit existing sites with Ajax and jQuery

I've written a series of articles for IBM developerWorks called Ajax Overhaul. The series examines ways in which old-school webapps can solve their user-experience and usability challenges using Ajax. Each installment looks at the before and after versions of a sample shopping site called Customize Me Now. Included below are each of the pre- and post-Ajax iterations of this application.

Parts 1 and 2

Article Tagline
Improve your user experience and simplify your navigation with modal dialogs
Article Tagline
Improve your user experience and simplify your navigation with tooltips and lightboxes
"Before" example application
Customize Me Now 1.0
"After" example application
Customize Me Now 2.0

Part 3

Article Tagline
Improve your user experience and save user bandwidth with tabs and photo carousels
"Before" example application
Customize Me Now 1.1
"After" example application
Customize Me Now 2.1

Part 4

Article Tagline
Streamline multi-step processes with tabs and Ajax forms
"Before" example application
Customize Me Now 1.2
"After" example application
Customize Me Now 2.2
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