Metaprogramming on web server

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Published on 2010-05-27T21:00:06Z Indexed on 2010/05/27 21:01 UTC
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From time to time, I find myself writing server code that produces JavaScript code as the output result.

I can point out why it is really bad:

Inextricable tie between server code and client code.
Can render client code un-reusable.

But sometimes, it just seems to make sense.

And isn't it kinda sorta interesting?

I guess the question is, is writing server code that produces JavaScript code a really bad practice, or "does everyone do it"?

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