From: Greg Ferguson <lists@...>
Date: 2013-06-14T12:49:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Can I use Sinatra to render dynamic pages?

Walton Hoops wrote in post #1112378:

> The unfortunate truth is that when doing anything in the browser other
> than rendering static content, JavaScript is required (ignoring browser
> plugins like flash, silverlight, etc).  A web server, by itself cannot
> change the page once it's been rendered.

A webserver can push content to the browser without JavaScript being 
involved at all. It's an older technology that still has its uses. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_technology

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