Comments on: Interview with Jakob Nielsen

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By: Paul Suggitt

Paul Suggitt — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:50:54 +0000

Hey guys AJAX is great for websites full stop… it is an awesome tool

By: Steve Weaver

Steve Weaver — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:42:10 +0000

I have a friend working at Amorvine, and he showed me a sneak peek of what they are doing with SOA and Ajax for ultra high performance applications targetted at netscale deployments. IMHO these guys are the next Google, itâ€™s brilliant! True Office/Outlook style apps, right there in your browser, but capable of supporting millions of people!

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:53:36 +0000

Its seems like “the guru” is just trying to make himself look good if you ask me. I agree AJAX is great for websites but apps it can prove a great tool used with the right hands.

By: Doug Harvey

Doug Harvey — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:19:33 +0000

Its a dam powerful tool in the right hands but can be quite a damp squib in the wrong ones. Time to sort out the men from the boys. AJAX rocks !!

By: Rob Sanheim

Rob Sanheim — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:06:13 +0000

Doop!

By: Matthew Eaton

Matthew Eaton — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:04:25 +0000

In the excitement of “wow… how cool is this”, usability is often overlooked or forgotten. However AJAX can and should be used to improve usability, in subtle and intuitive ways. In time users will get used to increased levels of interaction or feedback from the web. As always, content and design are paramount – an awesome use of AJAX on an otherwise useless webpage is still worthless.

By: Thomas M

Thomas M — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:58:07 +0000

I think he’s right on, I’m pretty sure when he says business sites he’s referring to web sites vs web apps. And as such, he’s correct, AJAX is not so useful for web sites. It can, however, be invaluable for web apps.

By: Mike Ritchie

Mike Ritchie — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:25:13 +0000

Exactly… in a ‘brochure site’ environment, Jakob’s observations are fairly accurate: users want content and info, as quickly and as concisely as possible. AJAX to me is best suited for portals or other specialized web applications where the same user is expected to visit many times. AJAX and DHTML behaviours are features that an intermediate user would benefit most from, a level which most users of brochure sites rarely achieve.

By: pwb

pwb — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:13:01 +0000

Amen. Ajaxers are putting the cart way before the horse. Ajax should only be used where there is a real efficiency gain for an oft-used page or funciton.

By: CM Harrington

CM Harrington — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:20:51 +0000

That’s because most “business” websites are brochure sites. No interactivity is needed, so AJAX is totally irrelevant. However, when you talk about web applications, the story changes utterly. Without Ajax, we wouldn’t have *nearly* the interactivity from non-embedded (Flash, etc) content. Giving a user immediate feedback on an action is immeasurable.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:16:16 +0000

Gwad what a Dinosaur!

1. He says “Admittedly, Google Suggest is a neat hack.” HACK?!
2. Problem with him is, IMHO, he refuses to see the difference between a “web site” and a “web app.”