Gov.UK is built around an assumption users have no or broken JavaScript, based on some of their research into how people use the site. When running at scale, th

Gov.UK is built around an assumption users have no or broken JavaScript, based on some of their research into how people use the site. When running at scale, they found about 1 in 93 visitors didn't have working JavaScript. [1] Mid startup hustle it makes sense for people to start ignoring this. But if you adopt a mindset of serving users, you'll quickly see why they went with this approach - progressive enhancement of the site based on the capabilities that work, with a fully functional experience extending from lynx and upwards. [2] [1] https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2013/10/21/how-many-people-are-missing-out-on-javascript-enhancement/ https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2013/10/21/how-many-people-are-missi... [2] https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/19/why-we-use-progressive-enhancement-to-build-gov-uk/ https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/19/why-we-use-progres...