> How do you explain that to an important customer when a user with a
> javascriptdisabled browser who tried to submit a feedbackform couldn't get
> it to work, and phoned the company complaining about it?
>
> I agree that some funcionality can and should be done on the clientside
> using javascript, but I always develope webpages with basic functionality
> that everyone can use. Submitting a form is in my mind considered basic
> functionality.
> Crossbrowser-compatibility is not only a question of brand, but of version
> and enabled options as well.
We do our validation server-side as we have a LOT of visitors to a couple of
our sites who have JavaScript, Java and Cookies disabled, so we have to work
around this
Having everything in JS and saying "Well, the people without it just won't
be able to use the system" is not only ignorant, but completely against
Customer Service
Are you going to stop someone from spending several thousand dollars (or
whatever) on a shopping cart just because you want to only use JS
validation? I'd suggest that your client asks you for the money for lost
sales just because you rely on an option that can be turned off easily...
then see how much you rely on client side validation <g>
Also, with JS validation, someone smart enough could look into the code and
see if there are any loop-holes
If in doubt, use a mixture of client and server side validation, but never
rely on just one...
Philip Arnold
Director
Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
"Websites for the real world"
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