Which side are you on?

James R Twine

Client-side. Reasons: o Allows for easier localication - the user's system already knows its locale, without it having to be sent to the server o May allow for client-side accessibility aids to work better (e.g. screen readers understand what a label, and button control are, whereas things may not be recognized well as rendered in a browser) o Distributed processing - client-side rendering spreads out the workload to client machines, which reduces the burden on the server o "Prettier" interfaces - the client-side system knows what its display facilities are and can customize for larger screens, better use of colors & graphics, etc. o Added: Less round-trips - results can be sent to the client-side and it can render it in whatever form the user requires (view, save, export, etc.) Server-side rendering has its benefits, too: o It eliminates much of the the variability of client-side systems - all you need is a supported browser and off you go o Use of thinner clients (less processing power) becomes possible ---------- --modified at 11:16 Wednesday 22nd August, 2007 Note that the above implies a difference between processing and rendering, where rendering is presenting the results of processing in a usable form. But generally, I would lean toward client-side rendering, unless the particular application REALLY operates better with server-side rendering. People tend to forget that not every application should run as DHTML in a browser... A good acid test: if you could not imagine it working well using a IBM 3270-style terminal and form interface, it probably should not be running in a browser. Oh, and trying to avoid requirement/installation of a client-side component is usually not a valid excuse for doing everything server-side - users have been installing software for years just fine, and if you cannot write good quality client-side software, with a working installer, you should stay the **_hell_** away from server-side stuff. Peace!

-=- James
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El Corazon

dan neely wrote:

no fair injecting logic into flame bait.

I know... bad habit... just like my over use and abuse of ellipsis.... ;P

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PIEBALDconsult

Still topside, thankfully. :-D

code frog 0

The Dark Side.

Chris Maunder

Both. Each have their place. I'm against client side rendering of stuff that should have been pre-chewed on the server (since it means my poor machine gets bogged down) and in some cases server-side rendering doesn't take into account the capabilities of my machine. It's a delicate balance that requires common sense

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El Corazon

Douglas Troy wrote:

It was the blue lighting bolts from the finger tips that got me

I prefer the Lite-side of the force... then you can talk like Fozzy bear and everyone forgets Fozzy and remembers only you years later. ;P

_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

El Corazon

dan neely wrote:

and how you're sitting on it

and who you are sitting with. ;P

_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

Lost User

When someone at work was talking about that I replied "Dear, I am the Dark Side." :-D

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El Corazon

The Emperor hasn't driven it from you fully!

_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

code frog 0

I used to have hair that was a tad more red than now. Hard to see any red now. But I love a bumper sticker I've seen, "Forget the dark side I'm a red head.":-D That might explain a lot to many here. :omg:

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

Or the way the sitting pose is captured on a photograph. You can capture a snap by just being close to the fence without even sitting by little-to-neat camera tricks. :)

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El Corazon wrote:

The Emperor hasn't driven it from you fully!

Does that mean I have to use Java?:wtf: NEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

Chris Maunder wrote:

It's a delicate balance

True. A meticulous, careful and a striking balance between the two components is required for the success of any application.

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tidelgl

Everyone has his side.. :laugh:

martin_hughes

I would tend towards client side Smart Apps. And also pie and chips for dinner.

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Christopher Duncan

Chris Maunder wrote:

that requires common sense

Well that will never catch on... :-D

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Member 96

Both as the specific scenario requires. "Sides" are for cowboys in fantasy land.

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El Corazon

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DavidNohejl

El Corazon wrote:

I know... bad habit... just like my over use and abuse of ellipsis....

Oh, that's nothing. I've seen much, much worse :)

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