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Since 2005 JavaScript has become the underground Lingua Franca of Internet. And now the underground is reaching the surface, JavaScript isn't that slow anymore
by jhrobert 16y ago
Since 2005 JavaScript has become the underground Lingua Franca of Internet.
And now the underground is reaching the surface, JavaScript isn't that slow anymore.
At this point, I see no solution to escape it. I agree, unfortunately, you must use JavaScript. Or die in obscurity (that later one is a little bit an exageration).
It simply "makes sense" to have the client do as much of the job as possible so that the server does as little as possible.
- kiddo 16y agoWhy does it make sense to have the client do as much as possible so the server does as little as possible?
- trotsky 16y agoBecause someone else is paying the client's power bill?
- didip 16y agoI could think of a couple reasons: * bandwidth bill. * rich interactions without back-and-forth server trips. * What's on client-side can technically be saved on client-side. Thus, making distributed setup possible. And that contributes to lower bandwidth bill. * client hardware is no longer wimpy, why not use all those CPU cycles on users' laptop/iphone/ipad/android/etc.