A small program run on the server that automates or controls certain functions or links one program to another. On the Web, a CGI script is an example of a server-side script. Contrast with ...

A small program that is run on the user's machine. For example, JavaScript scripts are widely used on Web pages that are executed in the client machine. Contrast with server-side script. THIS ...

Faster webpage loading times play a big part in user experience and SEO, with page load speed a key determining factor for Google’s algorithm. A front-end web developer must decide the best way to ...

With so much progress made virtualizing servers, many observers say it’s time to turn our attention to the desktop. But is it better to use client-side or server-side hypervisors? Hypervisors have, at ...

Header bidding has become the de facto approach to programmatic ad auctions since it was introduced in 2014. When a user visits a webpage, header-bidding auctions occur in real time as a page loads, ...

Since Google Plus and a few other cutting-edge websites now render entirely on the client, let's review why server-side rendering is desirable at all. Server-side rendering means when the browser ...

Rehydration, or more simply ‘hydration,’ is a term that often comes up when we look at SPAs and server-side rendering. Hydration does not, in essence, affect SEO but is an essential step for serving ...