AJAX causes temporary loss of productivity
Time for lamenting the productivity loss caused by cool changes in technology. OK, I love the javascript renaissance that is causing people to herald the Web 2.0, even if I join the majority in frowning when I hear that moniker. I suspect that may web developers have forced themselves to practise the black art because of AJAX, and that’s a good thing. But I seem to be suffering from a productivity drop-off and I blame ajax.
I continue to discover my user interface preferences as I create ajax-laden pages. It seems that they take much longer to develop. But the reality is firstly that not only does one fancy ajax-heavy page replace several old-generation pages, or versions of a page. But also that I find myself spending more time tinkering with the UI and making tiny adjustments like I did in ‘94 when the web was a new fascination to be tweaked and adjusted ad naseum.
