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FAQ

  1. Why is it call "Æjaks"? Isn't that confusing with the term "Ajax"?
    Æjaks started out to be some clever acronym using Ajax, Echo2, Jacl, etc., but I've since dropped trying to make the words fit. Beside, disruptive technologies are often confusing at first. In email or other mediums, you can write Aejaks instead of using the Æ symbol.


  2. What is Ajax?
    Asychronous Javascript and XML. It is the term coined by Jesse James Garrett in February 2005 to describe the technology used in highly interactive Web applications that resemble traditional workstation applications. See the Wikipedia entry.


  3. Why Tcl as a scripting language? Why not {Jython,Jruby,Rhino,Groovy,etc.}?
    First, I like Tcl alot. After using it for over 14 years, it still is first language I turn to when developing new applications. Tcl isn't a fanboy language, but gets the job done often with less code to write. Tk (on which the Æjaks object interface is based) is the standard for creating GUIs in the most concise manner. Jacl is a mature Java scripting language used by heavyweights like IBM as part of the WebSphere application server product.


  4. What browsers are supported?
    Echo2 (and thus Æjaks) has support for a wide number of modern browsers: Firefox 1+, Internet Explorer 6/7, Opera, Konqueror, Safari, Mozilla 4+, and Netscape 8+.
    Also see: Ajax/DHTML Library Scorecard.