Client- and server-side code is separated in literally every application to use a network, because they must necessarily be run on different computers. In most

Client- and server-side code is separated in literally every application to use a network, because they must necessarily be run on different computers. In most applications they can be the same language (C, C++, Java, etc.), but they have to be separate programs. I think what you're mostly complaining about is the JS lock-in on the browser side, which is a legitimate complaint, but a different one. re:HTML - What's the difference between a dynamic document and a dynamic application, really? With JS and CSS3, HTML is unrecognizable - pair it with something like Backbone.Marionette, and the only thing HTML is doing is defining your display in a structured way, more like the XML definitions of an Android view than an old-school document.