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What do you call DHTML these days?

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So lately I've been catching a lot of crap from a junior developer whenever I use the term "dHTML". I know the term is dated, but it's descriptive of what the task is: changing rendered markup on the client. I cringe whenever I see the term "Ajax" applied to client side animation or form validation where no asynchronous request is being made. "Web 2.0" is used a lot as well, but that term can be applied to everything from a business model to a visual style.

What term is used to describe the combination of client-side scripting and CSS effects that may or may not be accompanied by asynchronous server requests?

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FriendOfFuture Avatar asked Feb 23 '09 21:02

FriendOfFuture


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2 Answers

It's DHTML.

  • It's not AJAX; there is no necessity to do stuff asynchronously or with XML to manipulate the DOM.
  • It's not HTML; that's static markup.
  • It's not Javascript; Javascript is a language that doesn't necessarily have to have anything to do with HTML.
  • It's not JQuery; that's a framework and whole different ball of wax.
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AnthonyWJones Avatar answered Oct 19 '22 09:10

AnthonyWJones


DOM Scripting/Manipulation

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Russ Cam Avatar answered Oct 19 '22 09:10

Russ Cam