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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX Concepts AJAX Security Limitations

Posted by fediesonlandicho
fediesonlandicho
17,818 Points

Is there another Treehouse course you recommend that covers the web proxy method while still using AJAX?

I'm trying to find ways to build a browser application with an API, but the API doesn't support JSONP and returns JSON only.

So I want to try the web proxy method described in the video and I was wondering if anyone can recommend a specific course on Treehouse that covers web proxy while still using AJAX.

2 Answers

Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points
Dylan Shine
Dylan Shine
17,565 Points

Hi Fedieson,

From what you're saying, I would suggest you look into Node.js, specifically the Express web application framework. Unfortunately the scope of the Node.js course here on TTH doesn't delve into making AJAX calls let along making web applications outside of the terminal. Hope that helps, Dylan

fediesonlandicho
fediesonlandicho
17,818 Points

Thank you Dylan, that points me in the right direction. I'm optimistic that Treehouse will eventually offer courses soon.

Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
9,431 Points
Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
9,431 Points

If you're curious, look up Curl. This is typically how most cross-origin requests are made, for example, to the popular Parse API. Curl is supported in virtually all programming languages, but most have a library built on top of Curl to make managing the request/response cycle easier. Curl has a ton of options that are not exactly intuitive, so libraries abstract away some of the complexity.

fediesonlandicho
fediesonlandicho
17,818 Points

Thanks! I'll look into it