Comments on: Richer Ajax support for Facebook

By: Yuval

Yuval — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:33:07 +0000

Was anyone actually able to use the new Ajax object and to make it work?

I tested it and tried running the samples that they give in the documentation (and other tests) – none of them seem to work, not in the
FBML Test Console (http://developers.facebook.com/tools.php?fbml) or in a normal Facebook application.

By: Mark Holton

Mark Holton — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:32:39 +0000

@Jordan… I wonder if the FB implementations forthcoming via the ParaKey purchase will address this? (I’m guessing this is going to be very cool, can’t wait to see what Joe Hewitt has been working on) ……..but still there is the possibility of using Google Gears (Dojo has an abstraction) or Adobe AIR for your apps to accomplish this, is there not? || @Philip: “…and most of all Samy is my hero” :)

By: Hugh Jarse

Hugh Jarse — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:57:24 +0000

I really like this!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:19:58 +0000

The abstraction is so clean and useful. I hope someone will write a converter or application layer that allows Facebook apps to run on the desktop without needing a browser or Facebook.

By: justin

justin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:42:01 +0000

Hopefully this will mean richer Ajax apps on the Facebook platform.

And hopefully it will mean someone will build a useful application on facebook. I don’t need 10 applications to update my mood!

By: Philip Plante

Philip Plante — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:08:22 +0000

I was curious how they would handle Javascript. From what I saw the implementation seems to be fairly nicely done. Security at this point is hard to say. You can bet that someone will find a way to screw with more than they are allowed.

Imagine a viral application similar to the first mySpace virus that added some dude to your friends list. Javascript is definitely a nice thing to have, but it is also a security nightmare, so I am very interested to see the reaction when the exploits arrive.