why this website doesn’t use javascript

2024-10-26 03:45

because i don’t want to.

why don’t i want to?

1. over time, the browser has become faster, while the javascript ecosystem piles on bloat.
2. the more you rely on the browser, the more reliable it is.
3. javascript is for my day job.

not even any javascript? not just a lil bit?

1. it’s a constraint. constraint drives innovation drives creativity is creativity.
2. it’s ideological. the javascript ecosystem’s ever-growing complexity harms participation.
3. it’s important to learn the fundamentals.
4. it’s good to commit css crimes.

but…

1. i am not a reactionary. there is plenty of new web tech i like.
2. i don’t oppose dynamic generation of html. in fact, i think it’s one of the best ways to write web apps.
3. i’m not dogmatic. i might, at some point, introduce javascript ot this website, although it is highly unlikely.