Re:This page exists only if someone is looking at it
by Zandikar on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @05:09PM
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> Do any dynamic webpage exists if no one requests it
Matter of perspective/semantics. A more general thought experiment in the same vein: Can you stand in the same river twice?
To answer the question: "does it [exist]?" you have to first define what a "it" (a dynamic webpage) is. My answer in response is "Is it cached?" if no, then no. Whether or not a person is involved at all is irrelevant imo. But I define a dynamic webpage by the existance of the DOM, not the services that generate it. I might make an exception if it can be proven those services are deterministic, which I wouldn't assume.
Matter of perspective/semantics. A more general thought experiment in the same vein: Can you stand in the same river twice?
To answer the question: "does it [exist]?" you have to first define what a "it" (a dynamic webpage) is. My answer in response is "Is it cached?" if no, then no. Whether or not a person is involved at all is irrelevant imo. But I define a dynamic webpage by the existance of the DOM, not the services that generate it. I might make an exception if it can be proven those services are deterministic, which I wouldn't assume.