Perl: AJAX More dynamic websites thanks to AJAX
Dec 31, 2005AJAX technology adds dynamic elements to enhance sluggish websites. All it takes is a server-side Perl program and some client-side JavaScript code.
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Perl: A Gaim Plugin Get the news from perlmonks.com with a Gaim plug-in
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more »Perl: Desktop Searches Desktop search in Perl
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more »Perl: XML parsers Comparing Perl XML parsers
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more »Perl: Yahoo API Scripting Using the Yahoo Search API with Perl
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