[bullant]

I don't think anyone is disputing that javascript enables you to add functionality and other "pretty" bells and whistles to a website.

But when a function can be done both server and client side then I see no reason at all to waste time doing it client side, unless of course it's a requirement in the website specs, because of the need then for a plan B to perform that function in javascript disabled browsers.

So when a function can be done both client side and server side, I will always do it server side first and then client side only if required.

If a function can only be done client side, then obviously I will use javascript.