Posted by hywel.jenkins on 01/05/81 11:39

David Segall wrote:
> >Client side scripting is, and has always been a bad idea. If it were
> >more limited on what it could do on someone elses computer, ok, but I
> >don't want my window resized, I don't want you to take away all the
> >buttons on the window that I am familiar with and know how to use so
> >that you can put some buttons in place that I don't know how to use.
> >
> >Javascript is always off until I know what a page author wants to do
> >with it (IF I bother to look or care).
> Casual users do not need a rich client and there is usually no
> justification in complicating a web application for them.

That's true. However, including technology such as AJAX doesn't need
to complicate the application. "Casual users" may be more familiar
with desktop software that gives instant feedback. AJAX allows
near-instant feedback to the browser, and when done properly can
improve the (and I hate to use the phrase) user experience. Google
Maps and Google Suggest are two examples of it done well, though the
clever part isn't the AJAX aspect of it, of course.

--
Hywel

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