THE INFLUENCE OF AJAX ON WEB USABILITY

Andreas Holzinger, Stefan Mayr, Wolfgang Slany, Matjaz Debevc

2010

Abstract

In this paper we discusses some pros and cons of using AJAX for increasing the usability of Web applications. As AJAX allows Web applications look like desktop applications, it can increase the learnability of a Web application. Nevertheless, AJAX can also be the source of end user frustration if the XMLHttpRequest is not supported by the browser, Javascript is not available, or an Internet connection is missing. We also provide some workarounds for server response time gaps, for example by providing visible user feedback messages) and enabling the back button to work properly.

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Holzinger A., Mayr S., Slany W. and Debevc M. (2010). THE INFLUENCE OF AJAX ON WEB USABILITY . In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2010) ISBN 978-989-8425-17-1, pages 124-127. DOI: 10.5220/0002982801240127


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@conference{ice-b10,
author={Andreas Holzinger and Stefan Mayr and Wolfgang Slany and Matjaz Debevc},
title={THE INFLUENCE OF AJAX ON WEB USABILITY},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={124-127},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002982801240127},
isbn={978-989-8425-17-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2010)
TI - THE INFLUENCE OF AJAX ON WEB USABILITY
SN - 978-989-8425-17-1
AU - Holzinger A.
AU - Mayr S.
AU - Slany W.
AU - Debevc M.
PY - 2010
SP - 124
EP - 127
DO - 10.5220/0002982801240127