JavaScript: Difference between revisions

Line 29:

==Why it is a problem==

Many webpages (and even entire websites), force the user to keep JS enabled, otherwise they break or deliberately refuse to work. In 2026, considering the advancements in HTML and CSS technology, there is minimal reason why an average website (excluding real-time simulations and low-latency gaming) would ''ever'' need JS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valkhof |first=Kilian |date=2023-12-02 |title=You don't need JavaScript for that |url=https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308161856/https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |archive-date=2026-03-08 |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=HTMHell}}</ref> The only valid justifications are:

Many webpages (and even entire websites), force the user to keep JS enabled, otherwise they break or deliberately refuse to work. In 2026, considering the advancements in HTML and CSS technology, there is minimal reason why an average website (excluding real-time simulations and low-latency gaming) would ''ever'' need JS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valkhof |first=Kilian |date=2023-12-02 |title=You don't need JavaScript for that |url=https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308161856/https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |archive-date=2026-03-08 |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=HTMHell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archibald |first=Jake |date=2025-07-01 |title=Give footnotes the boot § Footnotes on the web |url=https://jakearchibald.com/2025/give-footnotes-the-boot/#footnotes-on-the-web |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251220110553/https://jakearchibald.com/2025/give-footnotes-the-boot/#footnotes-on-the-web |archive-date=2025-12-20 |access-date=2026-03-20 |website=Blog - JakeArchibald.com}}</ref> The only valid justifications are:

*[[wikipedia:Legacy_code|Legacy code-bases]]. As those are impractical to migrate to no-JS solutions

@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 ==Why it is a problem==
-Many webpages (and even entire websites), force the user to keep JS enabled, otherwise they break or deliberately refuse to work. In 2026, considering the advancements in HTML<!-- TO-DO: cite `<portal>`. I remember an entire website that demos/showcases the Portal API, but can't find it. `<portal>` fixed the fundamental problem that SPAs try to solve, with minimal (or zero!) JS --> and CSS technology, there is minimal reason why an average website (excluding real-time simulations and low-latency gaming) would ''ever'' need JS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valkhof |first=Kilian |date=2023-12-02 |title=You don't need JavaScript for that |url=https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308161856/https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |archive-date=2026-03-08 |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=HTMHell}}</ref> The only valid justifications are:
+Many webpages (and even entire websites), force the user to keep JS enabled, otherwise they break or deliberately refuse to work. In 2026, considering the advancements in HTML<!-- TO-DO: cite `<portal>`. I remember an entire website that demos/showcases the Portal API, but can't find it. `<portal>` fixed the fundamental problem that SPAs try to solve, with minimal (or zero!) JS --> and CSS technology, there is minimal reason why an average website (excluding real-time simulations and low-latency gaming) would ''ever'' need JS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valkhof |first=Kilian |date=2023-12-02 |title=You don't need JavaScript for that |url=https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308161856/https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/2/ |archive-date=2026-03-08 |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=HTMHell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archibald |first=Jake |date=2025-07-01 |title=Give footnotes the boot § Footnotes on the web |url=https://jakearchibald.com/2025/give-footnotes-the-boot/#footnotes-on-the-web |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251220110553/https://jakearchibald.com/2025/give-footnotes-the-boot/#footnotes-on-the-web |archive-date=2025-12-20 |access-date=2026-03-20 |website=Blog - JakeArchibald.com}}</ref> The only valid justifications are:
 *[[wikipedia:Legacy_code|Legacy code-bases]]. As those are impractical to migrate to no-JS solutions