Office Web Components: Object Model and Terminology

Hype On a Sticky

Published: 6/26/2005 | Updated: 6/26/2005 | Discuss

From Coder to Developer by Mike Gunderloy (sidebar, page 7): When you read an article about some hot new technology, resist the temptation to immediately add it to your code. Instead, write it down on a sticky note and stick it to your monitor. If your application really needs a distributed reflection-based plug-in API, it will still need it in the morning. If not, it’s a lot easier to rip off the sticky note than to roll back the code changes.

If you have been caught up in the "Ajax" frenzy, this is a sound advice to follow. ;)

Comments

1 Brent O'Connor | Monday, June 27, 2005 at 8:21 AM

There are legitimate uses of Ajax but I agree a lot of people are going overboard and are using it for the stupidest things.

2 Chris Lienert | Monday, June 27, 2005 at 5:29 PM

I'm amazed that AJAX is so huge suddenly especially considering it has been around for some time now. Then again, we need look no further than the multitude of XML friendly products around to spot a belated love affair with technology.

3 Milan Negovan | Monday, June 27, 2005 at 5:52 PM

That's exactly my point, too. Those who could make anything out of async JavaScript have been doing it for years (how long has Brent Ashley been doing this?); others, for some strange reason, needed a fancy tag for this technology soup. Strange.

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