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I would like to see something in the middle. Instead of defaulting to no javascript, default to "javascript lite". But make "javascript lite" full-featured en
by cout 5y ago
I would like to see something in the middle. Instead of defaulting to no javascript, default to "javascript lite". But make "javascript lite" full-featured enough that it makes building websites _easier_. I know a lot of people have tried this already, so clearly it's a hard problem, but I think there's a market for it. There's a reason why wordpress, geocities, myspace, medium, and even AMP all exist. Limiting a content creator's options can make things simpler, and people want simple.
Imagine a technology where I can test my page on one browser and be confident it looks right everywhere, not because the browser has market dominance, but because all the hard work of targeting the lowest common denominator has already been done for me. When was the last time you thought "hmm I better check and make sure this markdown document renders correctly in safari"? I think this is where the world is heading, and it's why so many sites are supporting markdown syntax. But there are so many markdown flavors and engines that we've just pushed the problem to a different level of the tech stack. But I think the concept is sound, even if the technology is still evolving toward that ideal.
- yurishimo 5y agoWhat you’re describing is/was jQuery. Then we learned how to transpile things back to earlier versions of JS and all bets were off. If you use today’s jQuery to build out some functionality today, it will likely work exactly the same for every browser since IE10.