Intro -- Using Ajax : web applications for a new generation -- Speaking the language : making Ajax requests -- She blinded me with asynchrony : Asynchronous apps -- Web page forestry : the document object model -- A second helping : developing DOM applications -- Saying more with post : Post requests -- More than words can say : XML requests and responses -- A fight to the finish : JSON vs. XML -- A few special bonus gifts : extras -- It's time for a little bonus credit : Ajax and DOM utilities.