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> They’re almost all applications now. We lost the fight. Please reconsider! I've been using uBlock Origin to disable JavaScript by default, opting into enabli
by jhardy54 6y ago
> They’re almost all applications now. We lost the fight.
Please reconsider! I've been using uBlock Origin to disable JavaScript by default, opting into enabling it when I want to (just like camera and microphone permissions). The vast majority of websites work fine, and many work better because they don't have pop-ups for cookie consent, unsolicited chat bubbles, or "wait don't leave yet" crap.
> There’s zero incentive for a develop to spend more than zero time making a website degrade gracefully today.
I couldn't dksagree more. Not everyone is an able-bodied software developer with a 2020 Macbook Pro and Google Chrome. We should continue making websites for everyone.
> But the web is no longer static HTML, however much I often wish it was.
You're right, but JavaScript is still completely optional for the vast majority of websites (and I'd argue that we should keep it that way). Just because a few websites need camera permissions doesn't mean that we should give every website access to our camera -- why should we have a different stance on JavaScript that usually degrades our experience instead of improves it?