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Considering XMLHttpRequest is what other browsers used before IE caught up, I assume it does work the way you'd expect across modern browsers. I'd have to check
by Jach 13y ago
Considering XMLHttpRequest is what other browsers used before IE caught up, I assume it does work the way you'd expect across modern browsers. I'd have to check the standard and IE8+'s conformance to the standard to be sure. That's what this post is really about for me, reminding that modern browsers follow a standard that allows for getting rid of most of jQuery. Reading it also made me recall a post from 2005 by PHP's creator: http://rajshekhar.net/blog/archives/85-Rasmus-30-second-AJAX-Tutorial.html http://rajshekhar.net/blog/archives/85-Rasmus-30-second-AJAX... (Note IE uses ActiveXObject.)
- annnnd 13y agoXMLHttpRequest was first introduced in IE5. I think in retrospect MS regrets its introduction, but that is another discussion entirely.
- fish2000 13y agoAs I recall, they specifically implemented it in order to facilitate Outlook’s web interface – their collective regret may be tempered by the satisfaction they got from all those high-margin site license sales to which that feature contributed.
- billmalarky 13y agoI wouldn't mind hearing a snippet of that discussion. Why would MS regret XMLHttpRequest?
- mkr-hn 13y agoMicrosoft twiddled its thumbs while the web grew up and around Windows using the technology the company introduced.
- billmalarky 13y agoThat makes complete sense. Never thought of it that way.