Programmers: Web 2.0 Forms
Online forms have become much more elegant and usable in the last couple of years as developers take advantage of ?Web 2.0? technologies like visual effects and ?behind-the-scenes? calls to the server. In fact, I have seen forms that are just downright fun to fill out, which is something that I never thought I would admit. However, developers need to understand the cost of using these technologies, and some basic best practices with regard to implementing them.
First, most of the ?Web 2.0? features that we speak about are created using JavaScript, which is interpreted and run by a web browser, such as Internet Explorer. There are many cases where someone may not have JavaScript available, or it has been turned off in his browser. This is an important consideration because if an online form interface is not ?degradable,? users that do not have JavaScript will not be able to interact with it. For example, if you have a contact form that requires Ajax calls to send the…
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Programmers: Web 2.0 Forms
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