artsapimp — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:42:03 +0000

99% of what I do is in asp, so building this project in asp would have saved me many hours. The problem with server-side languages is every action requires a response back to the server. The project I am working on has hundreds of transactions, mostly automated based on the user's response, which would not work properly in a server-side environment.

I am looking into the license option. I know that will not stop anyone from stealing the code, but maybe it will ease my mind a little.

JeevesBond — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:31:29 +0000

Agreed, there truly is no way of protecting client-side code also many of the methods (disabling right-clicks for instance) can very much inhibit the users experience and cause frustration.

As the others suggested, if you don't want others looking at your code then do it server-side. Or you could use a Creative Commons License, let people use the code but retain your name and some of your rights etc.

Renegade — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:05:26 +0000

I agree with Busy and Greg K here, if you're scared of people stealing your code, either use a server side language like PHP or, don't put it up at all.

Busy — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:15:57 +0000

Some of these tricks can effect your pages load time as the browser has to translate the code first.
If possible use server side

artsapimp — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:23:48 +0000

That is what I am looking for. I want to put something in place that makes it somewhat of a challenge for whoever is reading the code. This way anyone who steals it is probably smart enough to write it themselves if they wanted to.

Can you provide me with some examples or point me to a website that talks about tricks to make it harder to read?

Greg K — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:11:47 +0000

the only 100% protection is not posting it.

There are schemes and tricks to make it harder to get and to read, but nothing to completely block it.

-Greg