# Jacob Nielsen says: "Ajax sucks" and mentions RoR

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jacob-nielsen-says-ajax-sucks-and-mentions-ror/49757>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 8, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jacob-nielsen-says-ajax-sucks-and-mentions-ror/49757 "2005-12-08T14:18:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![weibel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@weibel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weibel)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jacob-nielsen-says-ajax-sucks-and-mentions-ror/49757/1 "2005-12-08T14:18:15Z")

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> From the latest alertbox  
> [http://www.usabilityviews.com/ajaxsucks.html](http://www.usabilityviews.com/ajaxsucks.html)

---- snip  
When It’s OK to Use Ajax

If you are working in a Web2.0 company that needs to provide evidence of  
their  
technical expertise in order to gain new clients. However, you must  
remember to  
keep your offering in beta and make sure that it in the same family as  
these  
examples:

```
* geotag-based apps via flash
* tag-based instant messaging via Ruby on Rails
* community podcasts via api mashups

```

---- snip

Kasper

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**Author:** ![weibel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@weibel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weibel)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jacob-nielsen-says-ajax-sucks-and-mentions-ror/49757/2 "2005-12-08T14:22:20Z")

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On 12/8/05, Kasper W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > From the latest alertbox  
> > [http://www.usabilityviews.com/ajaxsucks.html](http://www.usabilityviews.com/ajaxsucks.html)

1. Nielsen didn’t write that article.
2. It’s a spoof of an article Nielsen wrote.
3. The article was posted on this mailing list a couple days ago.

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**Author:** ![weibel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f6c823/32.png) [@weibel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weibel)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jacob-nielsen-says-ajax-sucks-and-mentions-ror/49757/3 "2005-12-08T14:34:33Z")

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> 1. Nielsen didn’t write that article.
> 2. It’s a spoof of an article Nielsen wrote.
> 3. The article was posted on this mailing list a couple days ago.

My apologies! Nielsen writes on his own site

“Ajax Sucks” article is not by me  
An article is currently making the rounds (even featured on Slashdot)  
that looks  
very much like one of mine, until you read the very bottom of the page  
that  
clearly states that it is by another author and written as a spoof.  
Please don’t  
send me comments on this article, since I had nothing to do with it.