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Dev tools · April 7, 2014

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IntercoolerJs – A Declarative Ajax Framework

Hey All, It isn't 100% complete yet, but I've decided to cut a 0.0.1 release for IntercoolerJS: http://intercoolerjs.org/ Intercooler is a Partial View Controller framework, where AJAX responses are HTML fragments (partials) that are swapped in for existing content, based roughly on the Basecamp 2 approach. If anyone else is interested in working on or using the project, please let me know: there is still tons of interesting work to do (e.g. back-button/pushState() support) I think that, for many apps, this might be a good way to get 90% of the UX advantages of a thick…

IntercoolerJs – A Declarative Ajax Framework launched on April 7, 2014 with 22 votes, #556 of 1,174 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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IntercoolerJS is a declarative Ajax framework that handles partial view updates by swapping HTML fragments into existing page content. Designed for web developers building interactive applications, it uses the Basecamp 2 approach to deliver user experience improvements without the complexity of full JavaScript MVC frameworks. The framework was in early development at launch and offered a simpler alternative for apps needing responsive interactions.

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Hey All, It isn't 100% complete yet, but I've decided to cut a 0.0.1 release for IntercoolerJS: http://intercoolerjs.org/ Intercooler is a Partial View Controller framework, where AJAX responses are HTML fragments (partials) that are swapped in for existing content, based roughly on the Basecamp 2…

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