The winner of the Java Entrepreneur Contest for the month of March is Anjan Bacchu (See my original contest entry here). His entry for an AJAX book is spelled out as follows:

• Why AJAX ? intro chapter on where AJAX can be used, etc.
• Browser DOM -- explain where javascript in the browser fits in.
• Javascript language fundas -- fundas of javascript language -- helps C/C++/C#/Java developers understand javascript.
• Advanced Javascript language -- understand javascript language as a protoype based language, limitations, etc
• DHTML fundamentals -- expand on chapter 2 -- few DHTML examples to serve : like validation, animation, etc
• XmlHttp, JSON, etc -- return xml, status, no of concurrent connections, return javascript. 1st AJAX app -- build upon previous examples.
• Javascript toolkits -- eg Yahoo, JSAN, etc -- that will give an idea of how to develop an AJAX app. More high level examples.
• AJAX libraries and frameworks -- how to choose them -- prototype, behavior, scriptaculous, rico, tibco, Zimbra, webservices.htc along with the server-side technologies. --
• How to choose cohesive libraries like DWR, dojo which have server-side components as well and other environments having/supporting AJAX.
• How to choose other R.I.A like flash, lazlo, java applets -- more examples
• How to develop AJAX applications -- tibco IDE, -- productivity with all these libraries/frameworks.
• Advanced topics : how to optimize -- compression, single javascript file, encryption, debugging, cross-platform, bookmarking, BACK button, etc.

The above was more than 10 topics based on my following the AJAX landscape the last 2 years. At the same time,
I have become increasingly aware of js capabilities in the browser since we're building an AJAX app using webservices.htc
on I.E. The above topics will give the user a good hang of AJAX to get going. It will also give the user an opportunity to learn
advanced topics so that their AJAX applications in production. And competition being what it is, quality of service, bandwidth
is going to be important for SaS, ASP applications.

Congratulations Anjan on winning the contest and your $50 Amazon Gift Certificate. Enjoy it.

Next month I will come up with simpler contest. Looking back I realize I was asking a bit much for people to take part. On the plus side I've learned what doesn't work. My goal in having a contest overall is to generate readership and traffic so live and learn. Overall, I got some more traffic to my blog but not the number of entries I would have hoped for with this months contest. I'll do better next time. :-)