Dion Almaer of Google and Ajaxian.com announced late last week the AJAX Libraries API. If you use AJAX, you’ll want to pay attention to this announcement. What does it mean?
Popular AJAX libraries including:
- jQuery
- prototype
- script.aculo.us
- MooTools
- dojo
are now being hosted on Google’s servers for use on your site or applications. Why would you link to a file hosted on Google’s server? Because it is optimized for speed by providing the libraries in the following way:
- Gzipped
- Minified
- Far future expires headers to increase caching
- Delivered using Google’s extensive content delivery network
They are providing multiple versions of each library and even include a javascript loader for the libraries. For more on the benefits of this service, check out Steve Souder’s coverage and Dion’s extensive information on Ajaxian.
If you are using any of these AJAX libraries, you would be foolish not to seriously consider taking advantage of this service.