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Ask HN: Curated list of JavaScript-free/lite sites?

14 points by tbeseda 4y ago

Even sites that are progressively enhanced well enough to offer a nice, usable initial render? I am looking for weather, news, stock tickers, etc. I accept that Google's suite of apps won't load without JS. ty

interactivecode 4y ago
Sourcehut is a good example https://sourcehut.org/ https://sourcehut.org/
aendruk 4y ago
hazelnut-tree 4y ago
These websites are readable without JavaScript (note: some videos may fail to load): - BBC News (for UK readers): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news https://www.bbc.co.uk/news - BBC Weather: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather (includes international cities) - Sky News (UK): https://news.sky.com/ https://news.sky.com/ - GOV.UK (UK government services and information): https://www.gov.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/ - Related to GOV.UK: Building a resilient frontend using progressive enhancement (2019) - https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressi... - England Coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ - NHS (National Health Service): https://www.nhs.uk/ https://www.nhs.uk/ - Nitter (open source alternative Twitter front-end with no JavaScript): https://nitter.net/ https://nitter.net/ - Reddit (old mobile version that still works): https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ - Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ https://www.smashingmagazine.com/ - Related to Smashing Magazine: I used the Web for a day with JavaScript turned off (2018) - https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/using-the-web-with-javascript-turned-off/ https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/05/using-the-web-with-...
- jonas-w 4y ago
  Adding to the list - invidious https://invidious.io https://invidious.io (like nitter but for youtube) - libreddit https://libredd.it https://libredd.it (like nitter but for reddit)
  - tbeseda 4y ago
    These are helpful. Thanks jonas-w and hazelnut-tree
rickcarlino 4y ago
I know you are specifically asking for websites, but I thought it would be worth mentioning that many popular news outlets have been ported to the Gemini protocol, which is far less bloated than many modern websites. NewsWaffle is one I found recently that I really liked: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi
- hrvstr 4y ago
  Can you elaborate on the Gemini protocol? I did a quick duckduckgo search and couldn't really find anything relevant.