Introduction to Ajax – Best Rated Videos

Here are some of the highest-rated video introductions to Ajax. If you run across any Ajax Intro or tutorial videos that you think should be included, please leave a comment.

Interview: Jesse James Garrett

20 min – May 10, 2006

Video interview on DevSource.com with the "Father of Ajax," Jesse James Garrett, who talks about what makes great user experience with software or web sites so darned great.

Ajax Intro

5 min – Jul 31, 2006

From manning Inc. Website. A brief intro to ajax.

Ajax Tutorial – Lynda – Intro

17 min – May 20, 2007

Google Developers Day US – Fast, Beautiful, Easy

49 min – Jun 5, 2007

Fast, Beautiful, Easy: Pick Three — Building Web User Interfaces in the Java Programming Language with Google Web Toolkit

Bruce Johnson, Joel Webber

The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is an open source Java-centric framework for creating AJAX applications. GWT cross-compiles Java source into JavaScript, allowing Java developers to use their existing Java skills and tools to easily create AJAX applications with virtually no learning curve. After a short introduction to GWT, we will dive quickly into a few key topics including high-performance AJAX, remote procedure calls, and integration with existing web applications.