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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX and APIs Displaying the Photos

Posted by David Soto
David Soto
7,581 Points

What was Dave referring too in the earlier videos, he was mentioning something about using Workspaces for a server?

I'm confused, I got everything up and running on both Workspaces and my own text editor. I was able to pull photos and test different animals. Was I supposed to start some kind of server, port 8080 on? Or with an API a server is not necessary?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,128 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,128 Points

Whenever you use the "preview" function in the workspace, it operates as a server. Your browser connects to it in another window and makes requests of it and receives and displays the responses.

Local web-based editors usually replace both server and client functionality.