AJAX as a term and design idea was coined in 2005[1], which is what intent of the quote (though it too is technically inaccurate]. The quote you listed is talki

AJAX as a term and design idea was coined in 2005[1], which is what intent of the quote (though it too is technically inaccurate]. The quote you listed is talking about coining the term, not inventing the technology. If you read the article you linked, it also says this: "Finally -- 6 years later -- Jesse James Garrett of Adaptive Path coined a catchy phrase: the term Ajax was born." [1] http://www.adaptivepath.com/ideas/ajax-new-approach-web-applications http://www.adaptivepath.com/ideas/ajax-new-approach-web-appl...