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"Don't use JavaScript if you don't have to." Sound advice But the article subject seems quite proudly dogmatic about avoiding it altogether but then goes ahead
by beaker52 11y ago
"Don't use JavaScript if you don't have to." Sound advice
But the article subject seems quite proudly dogmatic about avoiding it altogether but then goes ahead and scores this major own goal:
> Regarding worst hack. That’s a hard one. In one of my javascript-free projects, I couldn’t figure out how to embed a realtime graph. In the end, I went with a 3rd party API solution, who probably do use javascript on their end...
This realtime graph is the only clue that this interview wasn't conducted in the mid-2000s.
Edit: Are we being trolled? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala
- roywiggins 11y agoPlus, there's a pretty easy way to do a realtime graph without javascript. You just embed it in an iframe; the iframe page needs a meta refresh tag for every few seconds. Or abuse GIFs: https://github.com/jbochi/gifstreaming https://github.com/jbochi/gifstreaming