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Retrieving data asynchronously is now the norm with apps like Twitter, Facebook, and Google sending and retrieving mountains of data without having to stop and wait for processes to finish or to reload the page. Create smooth, modern web applications by using Ajax techniques to retrieve data asynchronously.
What you will learn
Lesson 1: Ajax with XHR
- Learn why you should use asynchronous data requests
- Use the XHR (XMLHTTPRequest) object to send and receive data asynchronously
Lesson 2: Ajax with jQuery
- Compare using XHR with using a third-party library like jQuery's Ajax
- Send and receive data using jQuery's Ajax methods
- Learn how jQuery's Ajax works under the hood
Lesson 3: Ajax with Fetch
- Use JavaScript promises to create a fetch request and handle the data asynchronously
- Learn how to handle errors for failed requests
Prerequisites and requirements
This course is ideal for students with intermediate level knowledge of JavaScript. You should have experience working with JavaScript's Object Oriented (prototypal inheritance) capabilities and using native JavaScript Promises. To brush up on these skills, check out Object Oriented JavaScript and JavaScript Promises.
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