Compiled Web vs. Interpreted Web

  • Don't think it really captures it.

    "Compiled web" I guess is just client server, but running in a browser. Now the "compiled stuff" can be some embedded runtime (flash, java, silverlight) or compact obfuscated javascript, but really, its client/server separation all over a again (with a lot of the upsides, and some of the downsides, but not the installation hassle).

    I think the happy medium that a lot of web sites like is the classic web app, with just enough ajax to help with the user experience (but not ajax dominated) - works well for content heavy web apps.

    For JS, more and more people are compressing/obfuscating/compiling it - how does that affect the web in general - people can't see how it works and reuse it...

  • I think it's more a matter of control than performance. Web programming is cheap and you don't need to marry with a tools provider.