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I appreciate the sentiment, but the prescription is extreme. The technologies mentioned beyond HTML: CSS and JavaScript (yes, even Javascript), can be used to e
by paysonderulo 7y ago
I appreciate the sentiment, but the prescription is extreme. The technologies mentioned beyond HTML: CSS and JavaScript (yes, even Javascript), can be used to enhance the presentation of the document, and more importantly can do so without altering the document itself (ie the HTML). We need to be encouraging better design and implementation practices, namely graceful decay, and can do so without sacrificing features that improve readability and accessibility, such as syntax highlighting or dark color scheme variants.
- buzzert 7y agoCan you give an example where JavaScript would “enhance the presentation of the document”? You mean like scroll-jacking? Some script that prevents me from copying and pasting? Something that loads images later for some reason and shifts everything around? I don’t mean to be facetious, I am genuinely curious what you mean. In my experience JS has been nothing but a detriment (for reading documents, that is), and I have it disabled on all of my computers.
- edflsafoiewq 7y agoMathJax/KaTeX.
- acidburnNSA 7y agoMathJax allows pretty good equations to be rendered in LaTeX format, which I like for scientific write-ups. Of course my static site generator could probably prr-process those as images with alt text.
- cetra3 7y agoThis is a good example where I think JS adds substantially but is still document-y: https://www.redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/ https://www.redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/
- graphpapa 7y agoThis is amazing
- progval 7y agoThe author's point is that adding some technologies such as JS sound like a good idea because at the beginning they are used reasonably, but they then get abused. Encouraging better design and graceful decay didn't work, because it was too easy not to care. If you want good design to be the majority, it must be the path of least resistance.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago> CSS and JavaScript (yes, even Javascript), can be used The key observation, that generalizes to a lot of societal woes: can be used doesn't mean will be used. Asking people for restraint doesn't work in general, and doubly so in a competitive environment. That's why asking for restraint generally never works, you can either take away the toys (a quick fix) or find a way to force restraint on people.