Community June 2023

Liquid Code vs JavaScript

For the last two weeks I have been researching and attempting to implement Power Pages Liquid code as opposed to using the more traditional JavaScript.  The main difference between these two languages is that  Liquid is a server-side language whereas JavaScript is a client-side language.  These terms refer to the overall publicity of the used code; a server-side language is the result of the inputted code available for the public to see in the browser and client-side languages can have their full source code viewed by the public on the browser.

Both of these languages have their own uses, with Liquid being more advantageous for sensitive information and JavaScript simply being a more sophisticated language (allowing more complex calculations).

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