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JS yes, requirement no...

Authored by: eg0master on Monday, August 21 2006 @ 12:33 pm EDT

I kind of second that...
JS can be used to significantly enhance the user experience, but I think you should think twice before adding such enhancements and not use JS like crazy...

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JS yes, requirement no...

Authored by: Blaine on Monday, August 21 2006 @ 03:42 pm EDT

If we ever want to see any AJAX features then you will need Javascript but yes, it's possible (but alot of extra work) to create site features that are basic without JS and enhanced if javascript enabled. The new yahoo.com site is an excellent example.

Still I do really wonder how many users don't leave their browsers with JS enabled and leaves me thinking it requires spending 3x the effort to add features that work both ways to address the needs of .05%

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Concentrate on the correct thing

Authored by: eg0master on Wednesday, August 23 2006 @ 03:59 pm EDT

The idea of having basic functionality if not JS enabled and enhanced experience with JS enabled is the most applealing to me.
I agree there is no point in spending lots of time to make the same functionality with and without JS.

My point is that you should use JS (especially AJAX can be used this way) to significantly increase the experience of the user. But you shoudl not add it all over the place if it really doesn't make that big difference. In theory you could make everything work with ajax never reloading the page but there is no point in that, is there?

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