From Web Sites to Web Apps
Get an overview of web development models, synchronous vs asynchronous and cross-domain requests.
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The web development models
In a traditional web development scenario, when you click a link or submit a form, your browser sends a request to the server that returns a full new web page tailored to your request. This model is subject to longer load times and limited interactivity.
Another web development model aims to avoid transmitting a whole new page for each user action. Here’s how things work in that model:
- User actions on the page are intercepted