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Why is this downvoted ? Shouldn't we share these values as hackers ?

• chc 10y ago
  As a hacker, I appreciate the platform the Web offers for code. So I don't see why you'd necessarily expect me to agree with a complaint about the ability to write code for the Web. (I didn't downvote, though. I just think it's strange to expect universal agreement with Javascript Luddism among hackers.)
  • mindcrime 10y ago
    I don't see it as a complaint about the ability to write code for the Web, but rather a complaint about they way some people choose to exercise that ability. Seriously, it is crap that the Web feels slower today than it did in 1998, despite gigahertz of advances in processing power, many multiples more CPU cores, much larger pipes, SSD's, etc... And a lot of that is exactly because pages are loaded down with so much crap (ad networks, tracking scripts, etc.) that must load.
  • bigmanwalter 10y ago
    In my view, the worst part about including javascript everywhere on the net is that it limits scraping to the big guys who can afford to run all sites through a js interpreter. Google, Facebook, et al. And making them, even moreso than they are already, the de facto gatekeepers to information.
  • ams6110 10y ago
    I don't perceive "Javascript Luddism" in GP's post, more annoyance with the abusive and gratuitous use of Javascript so prevalant today.
    • tangue 10y ago
      Couldn't have said it better. I have javascript activated and will continue to do so. But when my CPU fan sound like an airplane because of some slider or poorly written code ... [Out of subject] I'm curious how many nuclear and coal plants are required for web browsing related tasks today ...