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Site should be coded if at all possible to gracefully degrade if javascript can't be found, but this "DEAR GOD NO JAVASCRIPT" attitude I find these days is just
by DanHulton 18y ago
Site should be coded if at all possible to gracefully degrade if javascript can't be found, but this "DEAR GOD NO JAVASCRIPT" attitude I find these days is just weird. If you stick to the good parts, it's a really awesome little language that lets you do some really neat things. If you code well, you get small, useful applications out of it that increase the usefulness of the browser hundreds-fold.
Javascript just gets a bad reputation because - like PHP - it's used by gazillions of noobs and that brings the average code quality down.
- jamongkad 18y agoAgreed JavaScript like PHP has garnered a tarnished reputation. But really, it has alot going for it, first class functions, proper lexical scoping, closures(which I find the most fun of all to use), and all that Lispy goodness. It's Lisp in C syntax for crying out loud. I wish I could say the same thing with PHP though.