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Asked: 2026-05-31T05:28:14+00:00

I have a site written in Asp.net webforms. It uses ajax heavily. Most forms

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I have a site written in Asp.net webforms. It uses ajax heavily.

Most forms on the site are submited with javascript. Javascript validates the input and sends it to /ajax.ashx on the server. The server processes the request and sends back a JSON response. My javascript uses the JSON to create html, which it inserts into the Dom.

I’m making a new version of my website written using asp.net MVC3. I’ve been looking at tutorials on this subject, and some of them recommend doing ajax in a different way. Rather than sending data and then building + inserting html with javascript, they create html at the server, and use javascript only to insert it into the Dom. For instance, in this tutorial.

Which way should I use? Using the new method will be quicker, but is it better?

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  1. Editorial Team

    That’s a subjective question. Both approaches are possible and there is no better way. There are pros and cons of each approach.

    Building the HTML on the server is easier and will require you less efforts but consumes more bandwidth compared to the first approach.

    If you decide to go the first way you could use some client side templating framework which might help you simplify the generation of DOM elements on the client.

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