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Although we’re all building Ajax applications, tools and framework at break neck speeds it’s probably wise to pause once in a while to consider the potential risks.  As with any technology there is good and bad.  You don’t want to take a wrong turn that could jeopardize your software development project or even your business.  For a sober look at the risks associate with Ajax projects check out Alexei White’s article “Are you ready for AJAX risks?” on Computer World.

The 3 main areas of risk are:

Technical — These are issues that directly relate to the design, development and maintenance of software, including security, browser capabilities, timeline, cost of development and hardware, skills of the developers, and other things of that nature.

Cultural/political – These are fuzzy issues that focus around the experience of end users, their attitudes and expectations, and how all this relates to software.

Marketing — These are issues that relate to successful execution of the business model resulting in sales, donations, brand recognition, new account registrations, and so on.

This article is republished from our book Enterprise Ajax. We finished writing the manuscript for the book and therefore this article almost a year ago and some stuff has changed. For example we now know what Safari 3.0 looks like under the hood. However, much of this article will apply to more than Ajax projects, so it’s worth a read.

One big risk that I think is more relevant now than ever is whether or not Ajax is the best or only technology you should be using to achieve a rich user experience online. Food for thought:)

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