People in this thread who aren’t web devs: “web devs are just lazy”
Web devs: Alright buddy boy, you try making a web site these days with the required complexity with only HTML and CSS. 😆 All you’d get is static content and maybe some forms. Any kind of interactivity goes out the door.
Non web devs: “nah bruh this site is considered broken for the mere fact that it uses JavaScript at all”
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Skill issue - on the devs side.
A lot of pages even fail if you only disable 3rd-party scripts.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
wild thing is that with modern css and local fonts (nerdfonts, etc), you can make a simple page with a modern grid and nested css without requiring a single third party library or js.
devs are just lazy.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Devs are lazy but also product people and design request stuff that even modern CSS cannot do
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
*cost-efficient. At this point it’s a race to the bottom.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Have you ever built anything more complex with CSS and HTML5? It is a massive pain
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
This is how you know they’re extra lazy – no “please enable javascript because we suck and have no noscript version”.
oddspinnaker9295@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It reminds me of flash when it first gained popularity.
“Please enable flash so you can see our unnecessary intro animation and flash-based interface”
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
people who don't know what graceful degradation is make me sad
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
But they’re not pdf/e-pub. I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be mean but people not wanting scripting on their sites are a niche inside a niche, so in terms of prioritising fixing things that’s a very small audience with a very small ROI if done they might require a huge rewrite. It’s just not financially feasible for not much of a reason other than puritan ones.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
More simple websites have some advantages like, less work to maintain, responsivity, accessibility by default.
Sure, what is already, that is. It starts already at choosing the frameworks.
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Personally, I love server-side rendering, I think it’s the best way to ensure your content works the way YOU built it. However, offloading the processing to the client saves money, and makes sense if you’re also planning on turning it into an electron app.
I feel it’s better practice to use a DNS that blocks traffic for known telemetry and malware.
Personally, I used to blacklist all scripts and turn them on one at a time till I had the functionality I needed.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
please never turn anything into an electron app
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
All modern browsers have Javascript enabled by default. A good dev targets and tests for mainstream systems.