+1 for considering client-side form validation. Why make a round trip just to check if someone's email is malformed?
Doing both would be best. Client-side validation is useful to reduce server loads, IMHO. - Didip - On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 7:45 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > +1 for leaning on the client for validation - I think this has been > over-stigmatized by people building public websites. Why do private > LAN-apps have to be bound by the fear of client-side manipulation, JS > dialects, and (my favorite) "some people turn off JavaScript"? > > On Jun 23, 3:24 am, Marius Gedminas <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 12:06:16AM -0700, cropr wrote: > > > I am validating the forms as much as possible in javascript at the > > > client side. This reduces the load on the server and the user > > > experience is enhanced. > > > For the same reason I am using as much as possible Ajax calls iso a > > > form submit, to send the prevalidated form fields to the server. > > > Because the fields are prevalidated, it is very easy storing the > > > result in a model instance. > > > > I hope you've considered the risks of client-side form validation. > > > > Marius Gedminas > > -- > > The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life. > > > > signature.asc > > < 1KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "pylons-discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<pylons-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.
