# Simple ajax guides or tutorials **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ajax-guides-or-tutorials/132181 "2008-03-17T18:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megax)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ajax-guides-or-tutorials/132181/1 "2008-03-17T18:35:20Z")
Im looking to add ajax to my website and wanted to start off small, I was wondering if anyone knew some ajax guides/tutorials or had there own tips on the use of some simple ajax. I looking for anything that can make my site look better or work better. ---
**Author:** ![megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megax)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ajax-guides-or-tutorials/132181/2 "2008-03-17T19:20:02Z")
Alan Red wrote: > Im looking to add ajax to my website and wanted to start off small, I > was wondering if anyone knew some ajax guides/tutorials or had there own > tips on the use of some simple ajax. I looking for anything that can > make my site look better or work better. I highly recommend this book. > **[RJS Templates for Rails](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/rjs-templates-for/0596528094/)** > > RJS templates are an exciting and powerful new type of template added to Rails 1.1. Unlike conventional Rails templates that generate HTML or XML, RJS templates generate JavaScript code that … - Selection from RJS Templates for Rails \[Book\] – [http://www.5valleys.com/](http://www.5valleys.com/) [http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/8078](http://www.workingwithrails.com/person/8078) ---
**Author:** ![megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megax)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ajax-guides-or-tutorials/132181/3 "2008-03-18T13:44:40Z")
Agreed. $15 well spent. The next step up is this one: > **[Ajax on Rails](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/ajax-on-rails/0596527446/)** > > Learn to build dynamic, interactive web applications using the two most important approaches to web development today: Ajax and the phenomenally efficient Ruby on Rails platform. This book teaches intermediate … - Selection from Ajax on Rails \[Book\] It’s a great book that will give you a broader base in many areas, not just ajax. The general axiom for ajax is: static first, then ajax. By following that path you avoid getting domain/framework issues confused with RJS issues. That’s especially a concern when you’re just starting out. ---
**Author:** ![megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megax)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ajax-guides-or-tutorials/132181/4 "2008-03-18T18:01:59Z")
I happened to be browsing through the Scott R. book “Ajax on Rails” when your message popped up. It’s a good book but some of the examples don’t work the same under Rails 2.0.2. A little consulting at [api.rubonrails.com](http://api.rubonrails.com) solved the problem though. And if you type in all the examples in chapter 3 into one page you’ll get conflicting id’s. The api docs refer to the scriptaculous page, and I was surprised to see rails examples there that told me what I wanted to know. For example: [http://demo.script.aculo.us/ajax/sortable\_elements](http://demo.script.aculo.us/ajax/sortable_elements). To find it I had to Google: ‘sortable\_element site:script.aculo.us’. The example of using sortable\_element in Raymond’s chapter 4 leaves out the requirements for #id’s that are explained on the scriptaculous site. But that’s the exception, not the rule. It’s a pretty good book. And Raymond has a chapter on security, which was a nice surprise. F ---
**Author:** ![megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@megax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/megax)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-ajax-guides-or-tutorials/132181/5 "2008-03-18T17:43:05Z")
Specifically for Ajax on RoR, the book Agile Web D. with Rails by Thomas and Hansson has an excellent intro. It covers all the basics. [http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Web-Development-Rails-2nd/dp/0977616630/ref=pd\_bbs\_sr\_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205858542&sr=8-1](http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Web-Development-Rails-2nd/dp/0977616630/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205858542&sr=8-1) RoR Power [http://www.rorpower.com](http://www.rorpower.com) Alan Red wrote: > Im looking to add ajax to my website and wanted to start off small, I > was wondering if anyone knew some ajax guides/tutorials or had there own > tips on the use of some simple ajax. I looking for anything that can > make my site look better or work better.