Ok, so Plip continues to have this seizure over AJAX. I thought he was going to have coronary over this on the last day at the ASPInsider Summit. To be honest, I really don't "get" what the issue is. This is old news, but I guess that he is upset because he was in diapers when these problems got solved. Web Applications have had issues with the Back Button and the Reload Button for years. If you have just completed a database operation and then hit Reload, you have most likely just performed that database operation again. Similar issues occur with the Back Button. There are ways around all of these issues, but developers need to handle the issues.
Wally
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Ajax changes the users experience, but it also changes the fundamental way in which users interact with applications.
Those ways of interaction have been COMPLETLY neglected by application developers - this is not a fault of the technology, but rather the implimentation of the individual applications which are using it.
You say "There are ways around all of these issues, but developers need to handle the issues.", which is exactly what I've been saying, how can you say that one moment and then also say "To be honest, I really don't "get" what the issue is.".
Plip,
The technology solutions are there. They are not great, but the solutions are there. Application developers need to put the solutions into their applications.