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What a poorly designed site. Nothing but a spinning circle with Javascript disabled - Firefox reader mode doesn't work, either. Completely unacceptable from a p

by oil25 7y ago

What a poorly designed site. Nothing but a spinning circle with Javascript disabled - Firefox reader mode doesn't work, either. Completely unacceptable from a privacy and usability perspective.

altec3 7y ago
It's great if websites work without Javascript but, I don't think its fair to call them poorly designed if they dont. The web is made from HTML, CSS and Javascript. Turn off one of them and of course things aren't going to work or look right.
- ahbyb 7y ago
  You don't need javascript to show some paragraphs of text with hyperlinks. You don't even need css. If that does not work, this is not a case of poor design, this is simply absolute crap.
  - bananocurrency 7y ago
    ah yes, anything that gives character to the feel of a site is worthless! I don't understand why people use GUI's either, just use a terminal!
- oil25 7y ago
  > The web is made from HTML, CSS and Javascript. Considering the World Wide Web predates Javascript by many years, and the fact it's possible to create a functional, readable, and accessible Web page without Javascript altogether, this characterization is absolutely inaccurate.
  - derp_dee_derp 7y ago
    Do you ride a horse to get to work, too?
    - vntx 7y ago
      You’re an asshole. If I could downvote your post, I would. JavaScript and CSS can add a lot of bloat, unnecessary load times, and add massive security vulnerabilities. Sometimes you just want information, you know, without waiting forever and getting hacked. I have decent bandwidth and I still find myself turning it off a lot.
- dingus 7y ago
  Javascript required for text rendering is incredibly poor design. For those of us with limited connections, I turn off Javascript because I don't want to download 10MB of Javascript ad tech and frameworks. This is expensive and takes forever to load on satellite and rural connections. Good design takes these basic common issues into account.
  - staticjak 7y ago
    rural != common
    - dingus 7y ago
      A quarter of the US population isn't common? Not to mention entire countries with limited connections.
      - staticjak 7y ago
        Common is 50% or more by everyone's definition.
        mckinney 7y ago
        You confuse "Most" with "Common" e.g., A Toyota is a common car to see on the road. See.
sexy_seedbox 7y ago
Yeah, it's just a blog post with no reactive elements, there's really no need for preventing the page from loading without javascript.
- mikelyons 7y ago
  Unless using javascript to track people interested in this type of material is a goal of theirs or others with access to the site's source.
b0ner_t0ner 7y ago
I don't get why they are running Nuxt.JS but don't server render the text for Javascript-disabled users.

by oil25 7y ago

What a poorly designed site. Nothing but a spinning circle with Javascript disabled - Firefox reader mode doesn't work, either. Completely unacceptable from a privacy and usability perspective.

altec3 7y ago

It's great if websites work without Javascript but, I don't think its fair to call them poorly designed if they dont. The web is made from HTML, CSS and Javascript. Turn off one of them and of course things aren't going to work or look right.

ahbyb 7y ago
You don't need javascript to show some paragraphs of text with hyperlinks. You don't even need css. If that does not work, this is not a case of poor design, this is simply absolute crap.
- bananocurrency 7y ago
  ah yes, anything that gives character to the feel of a site is worthless! I don't understand why people use GUI's either, just use a terminal!
oil25 7y ago
> The web is made from HTML, CSS and Javascript. Considering the World Wide Web predates Javascript by many years, and the fact it's possible to create a functional, readable, and accessible Web page without Javascript altogether, this characterization is absolutely inaccurate.
- derp_dee_derp 7y ago
  Do you ride a horse to get to work, too?
  - vntx 7y ago
    You’re an asshole. If I could downvote your post, I would. JavaScript and CSS can add a lot of bloat, unnecessary load times, and add massive security vulnerabilities. Sometimes you just want information, you know, without waiting forever and getting hacked. I have decent bandwidth and I still find myself turning it off a lot.
dingus 7y ago
Javascript required for text rendering is incredibly poor design. For those of us with limited connections, I turn off Javascript because I don't want to download 10MB of Javascript ad tech and frameworks. This is expensive and takes forever to load on satellite and rural connections. Good design takes these basic common issues into account.
- staticjak 7y ago
  rural != common
  - dingus 7y ago
    A quarter of the US population isn't common? Not to mention entire countries with limited connections.
    - staticjak 7y ago
      Common is 50% or more by everyone's definition.
      - mckinney 7y ago
        You confuse "Most" with "Common" e.g., A Toyota is a common car to see on the road. See.

sexy_seedbox 7y ago

Yeah, it's just a blog post with no reactive elements, there's really no need for preventing the page from loading without javascript.

mikelyons 7y ago
Unless using javascript to track people interested in this type of material is a goal of theirs or others with access to the site's source.

b0ner_t0ner 7y ago

I don't get why they are running Nuxt.JS but don't server render the text for Javascript-disabled users.