--- product_id: 71492254 title: "Head Rush Ajax" price: "33000 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/71492254-head-rush-ajax store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # Head Rush Ajax **Price:** 33000 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Head Rush Ajax - **How much does it cost?** 33000 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/71492254-head-rush-ajax) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Review: Brilliant, just out of date (but still worth reading) - When I bought this, I didn't realise that a) it was published in 2006, and so it quite out of date, and b) that O'Reilly had published Head First Ajax, which was supposed to be an updated version of this book, in the Head First format rather than the (very similar if you ask me) Head Rush format, which it seems people didn't like. Well, judging by my favourable impression of this book, and the poor reviews of Head First Ajax, I'm glad I made the mistake! This book is extremely well written, and explains Ajax very clearly. Obviously, if you hate the light-hearted style of the Head First series, then you won't like this one, but I really enjoyed the way they put the subject over. I have done some Ajax before, but that was using Microsoft's ASP.NET Ajax controls, not writing the raw Javascript. This books starts right at the bottom and has you writing everything. This is good in that it gives you a good idea of what's going on, and allows you to control what is being sent around, but it does mean you end up writing a lot more code than you need to. I thoroughly recommend this book, but would suggest that when you've read it, and got an idea of how to use Ajax, you then look at something like jQuery, which takes a lot of the hard work out of this. It enables you to do all the stuff that this book tells you to code yourself, as well as a lot more. Having cut your teeth with this book, you should find it easy to write Ajax applications with a good framework like jQuery. My only criticism of this book is a small, but irritating one. The author seems to be under the impression that server-side script means PHP. Granted, he grudgingly mentions that you might use Java or Ruby, but always refers to the server scripts as PHP scripts. This didn't cause any problems in understanding the subject matter, but was annoying. Overall an excellent purchase, especially as you can buy it so cheaply nowadays. Review: Very disappointing - I'm a fan of the Head First series. They make a welcome change to the staid text book style of the majority of computing books. However I think this particular offering is not one of their better efforts. Maybe Ajax isn't really that complex a topic and doesn't require a book of this length, or maybe the author spent too much time on the Head First fun filled packaging and not enough on the content. I actually found that the Head First fun and frivolity actually seemed to pad out the book and unnecessarily labour what is actually a fairly straightforward topic. If you're familiar with javascript there's not much more to Ajax than learning how to use the XMLHttpRequest object and handle its return codes. The other side of the coin is the way the server processes the request and returns text or XML back to the browser and this is where I think the book is very weak. Given the length of the book I felt that there should have been more detailed coverage of the different options for back end processing. In the end I got bored with the book and sold it on ebay. The other Head First books I have bought are outstanding. Head First Java (Head First) , for example, does an excellent job of making difficult topics intelligible. The problem with this book is that all the dumbed down explanations make you feel that Ajax is a more complex topic than it really is. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 3.7 out of 5 stars 19 Reviews | ## Images ![Head Rush Ajax - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ax95okpLL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant, just out of date (but still worth reading) *by Y***U on 3 May 2011* When I bought this, I didn't realise that a) it was published in 2006, and so it quite out of date, and b) that O'Reilly had published Head First Ajax, which was supposed to be an updated version of this book, in the Head First format rather than the (very similar if you ask me) Head Rush format, which it seems people didn't like. Well, judging by my favourable impression of this book, and the poor reviews of Head First Ajax, I'm glad I made the mistake! This book is extremely well written, and explains Ajax very clearly. Obviously, if you hate the light-hearted style of the Head First series, then you won't like this one, but I really enjoyed the way they put the subject over. I have done some Ajax before, but that was using Microsoft's ASP.NET Ajax controls, not writing the raw Javascript. This books starts right at the bottom and has you writing everything. This is good in that it gives you a good idea of what's going on, and allows you to control what is being sent around, but it does mean you end up writing a lot more code than you need to. I thoroughly recommend this book, but would suggest that when you've read it, and got an idea of how to use Ajax, you then look at something like jQuery, which takes a lot of the hard work out of this. It enables you to do all the stuff that this book tells you to code yourself, as well as a lot more. Having cut your teeth with this book, you should find it easy to write Ajax applications with a good framework like jQuery. My only criticism of this book is a small, but irritating one. The author seems to be under the impression that server-side script means PHP. Granted, he grudgingly mentions that you might use Java or Ruby, but always refers to the server scripts as PHP scripts. This didn't cause any problems in understanding the subject matter, but was annoying. Overall an excellent purchase, especially as you can buy it so cheaply nowadays. ### ⭐⭐ Very disappointing *by A***Y on 6 August 2008* I'm a fan of the Head First series. They make a welcome change to the staid text book style of the majority of computing books. However I think this particular offering is not one of their better efforts. Maybe Ajax isn't really that complex a topic and doesn't require a book of this length, or maybe the author spent too much time on the Head First fun filled packaging and not enough on the content. I actually found that the Head First fun and frivolity actually seemed to pad out the book and unnecessarily labour what is actually a fairly straightforward topic. If you're familiar with javascript there's not much more to Ajax than learning how to use the XMLHttpRequest object and handle its return codes. The other side of the coin is the way the server processes the request and returns text or XML back to the browser and this is where I think the book is very weak. Given the length of the book I felt that there should have been more detailed coverage of the different options for back end processing. In the end I got bored with the book and sold it on ebay. The other Head First books I have bought are outstanding. Head First Java (Head First) , for example, does an excellent job of making difficult topics intelligible. The problem with this book is that all the dumbed down explanations make you feel that Ajax is a more complex topic than it really is. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Slightly disappointed *by J***E on 30 May 2006* I've read a couple of the Head First books and really loved them, but was a bit disappointed with this book. It repeats itself slightly too much, and I found myself skipping sections because it was just going through yet again what I had just read. I also knew about some stuff like the DOM already and it would have been good to have a 'if you know the following you can skip this chapter' section. I don't want a reference book but it would be really useful to have the complete code for each of the projects described in one place somewhere. When I tried to write my app after reading the book, it didn't work and it took me ages to work out what exactly I'd missed out. Some pointers on common mistakes would also have been good. It's still quite a good book, but I guess after the Head First books I'd come to expect more. I wish it had been slightly more ambitious and tried to cover a bit more. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/71492254-head-rush-ajax](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/71492254-head-rush-ajax) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*