One of the more enjoyable parts about writing my current Django app is thinking about all of the ways that Ajax could
make using it more painless for users who hate to wait for a page to reload.

I’m thinking, if the technology is there, and there are libraries available such as jQuery that make doing this client side magic so much easier, then it makes the most sense to pull the pressure off of the server, and “spread” more of the processing demands to the users’ own PC (i.e., their browser).

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