Use less javascript

Seriously folks. Have you seen modern HTML and CSS? It rules and HTML/CSS programmers are awesome.

@vkc Based take

@KaiserOfNone I recently learned that "based" means "good", because I'm a mom and my kid isn't old enough to use that word yet. So thank you!

@vkc I'm genuinely interested in where this take is coming from. I have been making websites with plain HTML+CSS for years (as a hobby) and just started learning JavaScript this past month. It is so useful and in many cases, the only available tool to do things like take user input and change things on the web page, without reloading the page. I love it and I plan on using it more.

I understand that JS can be used to track users and run arbitrary code that may be malicious, is that it?

@earth_walker To sum it up quickly, it's because it adds a ton of load, can be used for malicious purposes (see archive dot org's news today for more examples), and can gum up the works rather quickly for little return.

I also think there's a difference between some light Javascript and loading enough libraries to crush a 3G mobile connection (hence why I said "less", it's a compromise position on my part).

@vkc more like useless javascript, amirite? 😉