Client-Side Versus Server-Side Scripting
With the additional capabilities of DHTML available to you, you need to make a choice of where you will do your processing. You can choose the client or the server. Using the client enables you to handle the requests of a user more efficiently and in less time. At the same time, client-side processing requires the browser to have a certain amount of intelligence.
If you decide to use the client, it doesn't mean that everything has to be done there. You will most likely balance out processing activity, choosing the location that makes the most sense. If someone wants a mortgage calculator, you could probably put all that in a client script. When the person applies for a loan though, that information ...
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