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So what is the non-intellectual-purity argument for why Javascript dependency is bad? I've heard people talk for years about why it's so important to support no

So what is the non-intellectual-purity argument for why Javascript dependency is bad? I've heard people talk for years about why it's so important to support noscript, but tbh I feel like this is the year 2011-- the internet is not (only) a set of hyperlinked documents any more, and javascript is an essential part of the experience on many/most non-trivial websites. (note: not trying to troll; I'm honestly curious)

techiferous 15y ago
As long as you're meeting your business goals and not frustrating blind people, you're doing it right, JavaScript or no JavaScript.
XLcommerce 15y ago
There is no reasonable argument for going out of ones was to cater for non-js users. It's on by default in every browser. If a user turned it off for whatever reason they they'll know to turn it on again if they need to.
ars 15y ago
You can't easily index javascript sites. With javascript it's not a document, it's an application. If you are writing an app, then sure, use javascript, and don't worry about it (even if you could do it server side, I rarely see the point). But if you are writing a document then you should at least have a fallback, and reserve javascript for less important "flair".