1. Introduction

Table of Contents

Traditional Web Applications
Ad-hoc AJAX Applications
ZK: What It Is
ZK: What It Is Not
ZK: Limitations

Welcome to ZK, the simplest way to make Rich Web Applications.

The Developer's Guide describes the concepts and features of ZK. For installation refer to the Quick Start Guide. For a full description of component properties and methods refer to the Developer's Reference.

This chapter describes the historical background of Web programming, AJAX technologies and the ZK project. You may skip this chapter if you prefer to familiarize yourself with the ZK features right away.