Why do I need JS to link to a social site? Why would you ever need anything apart from and <img...> and a <a href...>? Dependencies jQuery jQuery c

Why do I need JS to link to a social site? Why would you ever need anything apart from and <img...> and a <a href...>? Dependencies jQuery jQuery cookies plugin (optional) uglifyjs (for build.sh) uglifycss (for build.sh) extend (for build.sh) I appreciate what the author is trying to do but shit like this is why the web is so bad now. Linking to another site isn't hard.