Posted by John Salerno on 01/25/06 07:24

Mark Parnell wrote:
> Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, John Salerno
> <johnjsal@NOSPAMgmail.com> declared in alt.html:
>
>> I understand
>> what it means for a scripting language to be client-side or server-side,
>> but I guess I don't get why you'd prefer one over the other.
>
> Server-side:
> * Requires support on the server
> * Is completely transparent to the end user
>
> Client-side:
> * Requires support in the user's browser (can be disabled)
> * More immediate response (no connection back to the server)
>
> AJAX basically combines the 2. :-)
>
>> If I learn ASP.NET (or PHP), is there any
>> reason to use JavaScript also?
>
> The two serve different purposes. IMHO, server-side is more important,
> but client-side *can* be useful, as long as the site doesn't rely on it,
> as it can easily be disabled by the end user.
>

That makes some sense to me now. I guess I should look into AJAX before
I go crazy learning something new, but for now I think I'll leave
JavaScript alone. Learning HTML and CSS is fun enough for now! :)

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