Client-side or server-side processing?

Question

So, I\'m new to dynamic web design (my sites have been mostly static with some PHP), and I\'m trying to learn the latest technologies in web development (which seems to be AJAX)

Answer 1

It's better to do as much as possible on the server-side because 1) you don't know if the client will even have JavaScript enabled and 2) you don't know how fast the client-side processing will be. If they have a slow computer and you make them process the entire site, they're going to get pretty ticked off. JavaScript/jQuery is only supposed to be used to enhance your site, not process it.