server side vs client side

From: Nate Hill <nathanielhill_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:49:02 -0800
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
As I was struggling with the syntax trying to figure out how to use
javascript to load a .txt file, process it and then spit out some html on a
web page, I suddenly found myself asking why I was trying to do it with
javascript rather than PHP.

Is there a right/wrong or better/worse approach for doing something like
that? Why would I want to choose one approach rather then the other?

As always, apologies if I'm asking a terribly basic question.

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Nate Hill
nathanielhill_at_gmail.com
http://www.natehill.net
Received on Thu Dec 01 2011 - 12:50:53 EST