There’s a lot of talk about web 2.0 these days. The term means different things depends on the context, but most often it means the "new" way of developing web applications. The buzz word these days in web development is AJAX, and no it’s not a toilet cleaner. emoticon

The acronym was coined by Jesse James Garrett’s classic article, but it was Google that helped made it popular with their implementation of Google Maps & Google Suggest . The biggest promise AJAX brings is added interactivity. For example, AJAX enables fetching data behind the scenes to minimize server requests. It also suppose to enable things like drag & drop. The funny thing is that it’s not anything new. It’s just a new application of existing technologies. Goes to prove that you don’t always have to re-invent the wheel.

If you’re interested in learning more, check out this nice collection of 10 AJAX links.