[TriLUG] Javascript.. why?

[Allen Freeman]

Link to what? Our internal Omniture reports? I think not. By turning off javascript (or using lynx for that matter) on a PC browser you're implicitly accepting a certain level of suckitude in your browsing experience. As far as mobile devices go, we deploy mobile templates on our sites for a reason. The fact of the matter is right or wrong JavaScript IS ubiquitous. As stated by others JS development frameworks are closing the gap with Flash and as such JS will only become more commonplace as time goes on. 

I agree that many sites could stand to make improvements to the browsing experience for those that choose to view sites without JS support (either inherent or enabled). 

--- On Mon, 12/15/08, Cristóbal Palmer <cmp at cmpalmer.org> wrote:
From: Cristóbal Palmer <cmp at cmpalmer.org>
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Javascript.. why?
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion" <trilug at trilug.org>
Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 11:21 PM

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Allen Freeman <knieveltech at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> What you're describing is an edge case. Most mobile devices and all
personal computers have the ability to parse javascript more or less as
intended.

Link please? I just got a new blackberry curve about a month ago and
the browser it shipped with had javascript disabled by default. My
dad's new phone will also "browse the web" but doesn't do
javascript
by default either. Just because they *can* parse javascript doesn't
mean it's pleasant.

Cheers,
-- 
Cristóbal M. Palmer
"Small acts of humanity amid the chaos of inhumanity provide hope. But
small acts are insufficient."
    -- Paul Rusesabagina
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