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Re:This page exists only if someone is looking at it by comprev on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @04:53PM (#37411166)
A building does not exist until the materials sitting at the site are assembled.

Same principle applies to dynamic webpages.

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Re:This page exists only if someone is looking at it by 101008 on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @05:59PM (#37411978)
But what if the materials are assembled "automatically" every time someone tries to enter the building :D
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Re:This page exists only if someone is looking at it by comprev on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @06:30PM (#37412304)
Same situation as before, the materials remain as they were until an external influence triggers the "build".

A dynamic page is not assembled until the HTTP request (i.e external) sets things in motion.

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