7.6. SummaryOne of the biggest risks in adding AJAX to an application is the increased complexity of debugging. Using the tools covered in this chapter, you can help reduce that risk. The following tools and techniques offer a solution to many of the problems you will hit when debugging AJAX:
The most important item to remember in the debugging processes is to test the server side and the client side separately whenever possible. When that's not an option, you'll find that looking at the data sent between the server and the browser is helpful. Most importantly, like debugging in any language, strive for a clean simple design. AJAX is already adding the complexity of client/server communications; if you add tons of complexity in your design, debugging your application will quickly become unworkable. |