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For security reasons? I feel like that too obvious an answer. Maybe I'm missing something. Javascript can be potentially harmful because it's code running on y

by _neil 16y ago

For security reasons? I feel like that too obvious an answer. Maybe I'm missing something. Javascript can be potentially harmful because it's code running on your system, albeit sandboxed to some degree. You can also embed code in images, but I don't think that's why people disable images. It's probably either because third-party sites can track your web usage through images or simply because they want a simpler browsing experience.

mhd 16y ago
Having an option to disable running code on your machine seems a good choice, especially considering that this came up in a time where most Javascript wasn't exactly essential. Also, there's the annoyance factor, just like with images. Back in the days, having ads, animated torches and sparkling mouse pointers disabled was a pretty good choice. Also: Popups and silly messages (alert("Welcome to my Site!") ridiculously common) Let me adjust the onion on my belt and tell you the story of a magical place called Geocities…