sonniesedge hat JavaScript in ihrem Browser deaktiviert und so einen Tag lang die üblichen Websites besucht. Der erste Eindruck:
So how was it? Well, with just a few minutes of sans-javascript life under my belt, my first impression was “Holy shit, things are fast without javascript”. There’s no ads. There’s no video loading at random times. There’s no sudden interrupts by “DO YOU WANT TO FUCKING SUBSCRIBE?” modals.
If this were the only manifestation of turning off javascript, I’d do this for the rest of time. However, a lot of things don’t work. Navigation is the most common failure mode. Hamburger menus fail to internally link to a nav section (come on, that’s an easy one kids). Forms die when javascript is taken away (point the form to an endpoint that accepts GET/POST queries ffs). Above the fold images fail to load (you do know they’re streaming by default, yes?).
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I maintain that it’s perfectly possible to use the web without javascript, especially on those sites that are considerate to the diversity of devices and users out there. And if I want to browse the web without javascript, well fuck, that’s my choice as a user. This is the web, not the Javascript App Store, and we should be making sure that things work on even the most basic device.
I think I’m going to be turning off javascript more, just on principle.
Der erste Eindruck ist also bestimmend und findet sich in der Conclusio ähnlich wider. JavaScript kann übrigens in jedem Browser, sogar auf mobilen Endgeräten, ganz leicht gänzlich deaktiviert werden. Wer die Ausführung von Skripten selektiver handhaben möchte, dem seien NoScript oder uBlock im erweiterten Modus empfohlen. Das ist zwar kein „Deaktivieren von JavaScript“, kommt aber schon sehr nahe dran heran.