Recently, Wrox asked me to write up some excerpts from Professional Ajax to post online. I thought this was a great idea, since it gives people an idea about the content covered in the book. As a result, the first excerpt, XMLHttp Requests for Ajax is now available for viewing. It’s a basic overview of using XMLHttp in a cross-browser manner. Enjoy!

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