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What are the benefits of not using JavaScript in website front-ends? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by Berserkware@lemmy.ml to c/programming@lemmy.ml
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Sourcehut has No JavaScript as one of it's selling points, so i was wondering why it would be better that way?

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[–] Berserkware@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Thanks. I think I will remove the JavaScript from the website I am working on right now. I don't really like JavaScript anyway.

[–] rysiek@szmer.info 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It has its place, but if it can be avoided, I believe it should. Basically, if something can be implemented using just HTML/CSS, it's probably better to do it that way.

Fun fact, I have a large JS-based project, because what the project aims to do is impossible without JS. But the website itself is almost completely JS-free, apart from the demos (which necessarily need to use the JS-based project itself).

[–] Berserkware@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Awesome. I have found a way to work my project without JavaScript, and it actually makes the back-end a lot cleaner.