Server Side JavaScript

Server Side JavaScript is still an elusive fact. With hundreds of commands that run into browser incompatibility, having a server side for JavaScript could be very messy. You should be able to run an application with JavaScript from the server side but when you launch them in different browsers, you’ll end up with a very buggy online application that might not be fixed.

But server side JavaScript for a more efficient Ajax based application is still possible. There are just things that need to be done in JavaScript before everything could be launched in the server side.

Setting Standards

As already indicated, the main problem in server side JavaScript is the inability of the codes to be standardized in different browsers. IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari and other major browsers do not have a uniform understanding of the functions implemented through JavaScript. The functions should be standardized for the application to be implemented in the server side and compatibility with the browser.

But instead of focusing on the standardizing the functions, a better way could be posed – building a specific library to work with different browsers. Through this standard library, developers should have the ability to implement specific functions. This, of course, would have to work with different browsers.

Aside from standardized library, the interface should also be standardized. The client side should have uniformed understanding of the library. Without uniformed understanding, the standard library will be for nothing.

For setting standards, it is also important to build a library that would have the ability to adapt to other libraries as well. This might be asking too much but this is one of the ways of building an application effectively in the server side.

Effective Packaging

Setting standards for effective server side JavaScript is not the only answer. Effective packaging in terms of launching functions for JavaScript application should be implemented. Although there are JavaScript and Ajax based applications that are small enough to be handled raw, most of the highly interactive Ajax based applications are on the heavy side. Although they could be launched from the server side, the server could easily go down when too much data request is implemented. Functions and data should be packaged so that they could be easily implemented in the client side.

But aside from efficient packaging of functions, installation of these functions might be a little bit tricky. Launching packaged functions in the client side is a separate problem as installation provides a completely different problem. The main challenge is on the fact that the installed functions do not interact with data easily. They have to be “sewn” so that they could be effectively launched when they are integrated in the server side.

Universal Response

Standards and effective packaging could be considered as a very tall order for developers, software and internet giants. Everyone has to come together to make JavaScript work in different browsers as well as devices. The technology and knowledge that we have today should be more than enough to support the server side. All we need is to come together and set things straight.