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0 pointsraxxorraxor1y ago0 comments

The standard HTML components are ancient and not very usable.

People like to complain about JavaScript on websites, but they often don't know in what a bleak world they would live.

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MaxBarraclough1y ago

I'm not sure about that, plenty of HackerNews users see its minimal and functional UI as a feature not a bug.

I wish there were more lightweight websites, none spring to mind other than HackerNews, SourceHut, and Pinboard.

raxxorraxorOP1y ago

I love that as well, I hate bloated sites just as the next one here.

But for any more complex form with dynamic content, JS is still inevitable. I guess for HN the input form at the bottom is enough. But Algolia uses a custom input component already.

MaxBarraclough1y ago

On reflection my earlier comment was a little off the mark - all 3 of those sites use JavaScript, but minimally.

Zero JavaScript is rarely practical when there's meant to be interactivity of any kind. The issue isn't the language, but the appalling bloat that is now the norm on the web. And, course, bad design in its various forms.

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MaxBarraclough1y ago

I'm not sure about that, plenty of HackerNews users see its minimal and functional UI as a feature not a bug.

I wish there were more lightweight websites, none spring to mind other than HackerNews, SourceHut, and Pinboard.

raxxorraxorOP1y ago

I love that as well, I hate bloated sites just as the next one here.

But for any more complex form with dynamic content, JS is still inevitable. I guess for HN the input form at the bottom is enough. But Algolia uses a custom input component already.

MaxBarraclough1y ago

On reflection my earlier comment was a little off the mark - all 3 of those sites use JavaScript, but minimally.

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