The author states that in an ideal "web of documents", we would have (1) only GET requests, (2) no (java)scripts, and (3) no cookies. While I agree with (1) and

The author states that in an ideal "web of documents", we would have (1) only GET requests, (2) no (java)scripts, and (3) no cookies. While I agree with (1) and (3), I disagree completely with (2). Having Javascript enables amazing things like interactive documents. For example I would consider [1] a document, despite the fact that there is Javascript running. What a wonderful way to interact with and get a better understanding of a Voronoi diagram! Or how about the wonderful interactive demonstrations of graph searches at [2]? To me, things like this are part of what makes the web platform fantastic. Earlier in the article, the author writes: "A document is stateless. It exists in and of itself; it is its own microcosm. It may be experienced interactively, but only insofar as it enables the experiencer to focus their attention on the part of their own choosing; the potential state of that interaction is external to the document, not part of itself." I think that the two interactive javascript-powered articles I linked comply with this. Ruling out scripts entirely is too heavy-handed - perhaps a nice middle ground can be found somewhere. [1]: https://strongriley.github.io/d3/ex/voronoi.html https://strongriley.github.io/d3/ex/voronoi.html [2]: https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction...