Posted by Nico Schuyt on 10/19/06 14:01

John Salerno wrote:
> I know a lot of you guys are hardcore about writing proper HTML/CSS,
> so I'm curious what you feel Javascript should be used for
> specifically. Everyone seems to say not to use it for anything
> necessary, since it can be turned off. I know sometimes you can use
> CSS for certain effects instead. So what are the real, valid uses of
> Javascript? Does anybody think you just shouldn't use it? Or are
> there other, more advanced uses of JS that I'm not thinking of?

Mainly things to beautify that cann't be done in CSS. Or make navigation or
data input easier for the visitors. Requirement is that the site remains
accessible when JS is disabled.

Also: handling the input of visitors before a request is sent to the server.
That can be necessary te reduce number of requests to the server. Problem is
that it's difficult or impossible to create a fall back procedure.

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Nico Schuyt
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