> and _javascript_ is so much used that chances he ever reaches a
> page with a form are very low anyway.
It actually becomes your problem. You have to clean up the mess if one
should occur fomr someone circumventing your JS validation.
> This should be checked on server side of course.
> But most of the validation can be and SHOULD be done client
> side on the contrary.
I disagree. Validation on the client side is a nice to have.. Saves a
few server cycles, blah blah blah...
> The advantage is that it is much faster and the user still
> can go back to make the necessary modifications.
My users can go back and make changes. In fact it is no harder for me to
populate the form coming back from the server than it is for you to
populate it via _javascript_.
> Many sites using server side validation will just tell you
> there is an error and just redisplay the empty form, this is
> very frustrating.
Sites have gotten much better IMO about displaying better messages for
the user, often denoting the field with some kind of image or color,
etc.
My 2 cents.
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