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I don't like JS on web & desktop, but this one[0] is cute. [0] https://www.dwitter.net/d/7063 https://www.dwitter.net/d/7063

hombre_fatal 6y ago
Is the disclaimer really necessary or are you making a joke about how people can't even share the smallest of things without telling us they dislike Javascript?
- app4soft 6y ago
  > Is the disclaimer really necessary Yes.[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16191843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16191843
  - postalrat 6y ago
    What?[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=25089857 https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=25089857
  - 14u2c 6y ago
    Oh please. Is this suppose to be some sort of gotcha about the dangers of using JavaScript? I don't see how the existence of hardware level (CPU) vulnerability that could impact any software, including the browser itself, applies here. If you refuse to use a modern web browser, that's a totally valid choice, but doing it based on some misguided notion of security is nonsensical.
    - app4soft 6y ago
      > but doing it based on some misguided notion of security What browser you use? I suppose it is Chrome/Chromuim-based browser of Firefox. Did you read its changelogs? There are a lot of JavaScript-related vulnerability issues fixed this year (as in previous 10 years), right?
      - 14u2c 6y ago
        For most people the value provided by using the modern web, which for all intents and purposes requires JS, far outweighs the risks. There are of course exceptions, those in particularly sensitive situations, but in those cases other precautions should be taken as well. And yes, the text based browser you use may see fewer security patches in the change log, but it is also far less tested. The user base is just not there. If no JavaScript is that important to you it can easily be disabled in Firefox and I'd wager you'd come out ahead in terms of security.
        app4soft 6y ago
        > If no JavaScript is that important to you it can easily be disabled in Firefox JFTR, Is not Firefox GUI itself uses/based on JS?[0] [0] https://techjourney.net/disable-javascript-in-firefox/ https://techjourney.net/disable-javascript-in-firefox/
  - dahart 6y ago
    Why? This seems like an irrational fear, it’s not specific to JavaScript in any way. All code is subject to those exploits. Anything you run in any language.

hombre_fatal 6y ago

Is the disclaimer really necessary or are you making a joke about how people can't even share the smallest of things without telling us they dislike Javascript?

app4soft 6y ago
> Is the disclaimer really necessary Yes.[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16191843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16191843
- postalrat 6y ago
  What?[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=25089857 https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=25089857
- 14u2c 6y ago
  Oh please. Is this suppose to be some sort of gotcha about the dangers of using JavaScript? I don't see how the existence of hardware level (CPU) vulnerability that could impact any software, including the browser itself, applies here. If you refuse to use a modern web browser, that's a totally valid choice, but doing it based on some misguided notion of security is nonsensical.
  - app4soft 6y ago
    > but doing it based on some misguided notion of security What browser you use? I suppose it is Chrome/Chromuim-based browser of Firefox. Did you read its changelogs? There are a lot of JavaScript-related vulnerability issues fixed this year (as in previous 10 years), right?
    - 14u2c 6y ago
      For most people the value provided by using the modern web, which for all intents and purposes requires JS, far outweighs the risks. There are of course exceptions, those in particularly sensitive situations, but in those cases other precautions should be taken as well. And yes, the text based browser you use may see fewer security patches in the change log, but it is also far less tested. The user base is just not there. If no JavaScript is that important to you it can easily be disabled in Firefox and I'd wager you'd come out ahead in terms of security.
      - app4soft 6y ago
        > If no JavaScript is that important to you it can easily be disabled in Firefox JFTR, Is not Firefox GUI itself uses/based on JS?[0] [0] https://techjourney.net/disable-javascript-in-firefox/ https://techjourney.net/disable-javascript-in-firefox/
- dahart 6y ago
  Why? This seems like an irrational fear, it’s not specific to JavaScript in any way. All code is subject to those exploits. Anything you run in any language.