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Javascript and web application data

I am pretty new to Web Application programming and so to OOP Javascript and the new Client-Server interactions. I am encountering some trouble wondering about how much AJAX I should use or how much ...
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Why should I should url routes to the user in a single page application?

Why a single page application is a desktop client replacement why should I show certain url`s in the url bar of the browser. Why is mysite.com not enough. My question to you guys is now: What are ...
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how to choose a web framework and javascript library?

I've been procrastinating learning some framework for web apps w/ some library for AJAX, something like django with prototype, or turbogears with mootools, or zeta components with dojo, grok, jquery, ...
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What to call pure JavaScript standalone (web)apps for which I've not written any server side code?

I've been writing a few tools as standalone webapps for which I have written no server side code and it strikes me that I'm not sure what people call such things. I like them because they can be ...
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Why did javascript libraries like knockoutjs, backbonejs, and angularjs only come out in 2010?

Being a relatively new web-developer I am surprised that these libraries didn't exist before. Is there a particular technical or historical reason that at around Sep 2010, a sudden development and ...
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Pushing changes to an open web page

I have a warehouse management app that I have written that handles batching of orders for batch picking, scanning of items for packing and accuracy. Part of this app is a Dash or control panel that ...