Entries tagged with “unobtrusive”

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