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Don't you need javascript to make most webpages useful?
by anonu 1y ago
Don't you need javascript to make most webpages useful?
- inetknght 1y agoGood sir, no. The web has existed for long before javascript was around. The web was useful for long before javascript was around. I literally hate javascript -- not the language itself but the way it is used. It has enabled some pretty cool things, yes. But javascript is not required to make useful webpages.
- pmxi 1y agoI think you misunderstood him. Yes, it’s possible to CREATE a useful webpage without JavaScript, but many EXISTING webpages rely on JavaScript to be functional.
- jazzyjackson 1y agoIf Amazon.com can work with JavaScript disabled, any site could be rewritten to do without. But I think to even get to the content on a lot of SPAs this would need to be running a headless browser to render the page, before extracting the static content unfortunately
- IncreasePosts 1y agoNo - an experiment: try disabling javascript in your browser settings, and then whenever you see a webpage that isn't working, enable javascript for that domain. You'd be surprised how fast 90% of the web feels with JS disabled.