Entries tagged with “javascript”

Is it ok to require JavaScript?

Simon Willison responds to the question, is it ok to require JavaScript? I would agree with him at this point. I think bigger applications make it seem impossible to build sites without JavaScript, but it isn't the case in all circumstances. As Simon states, with proper planning in mind, it is easy to build an application that doesn't require JavaScript. So do people simply skip this planning phase and push the You must have JavaScript enabled to view this site message?

This entry was written on June 10th, 2008. It was tagged with javascript, simonwillison, unobtrusive, and progressiveenhancement

A note about process

"So long as the end user finds value in what we build, it doesn’t matter. My process is my process. Yours is yours. Lets talk, but leave the heavies at the door please." Amen, Colly. (via)

This entry was written on June 6th, 2008. It was filed under Bookmarked. It was tagged with collylogic, simoncollison, html, javascript, css, and workprocess

Stop using AJAX!

“Tim Berners-Lee’s original vision for the web was all about universal access; and the technologies involved – such as HTTP and HTML – were designed to be platform and device agnostic; it shouldn’t matter what kind of technology you use to access the web.”

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This entry was written on April 25th, 2008. It was tagged with ajax, applicationdevelopment, javascript, and brothercake