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Article #1104Re: Javascript NOT
From: Jym Dyer
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 18:10
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 18:10
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> My rule of thumb for website design is: don't use either
> Javascript or cookies unless you have a damn good reason
> for doing so, and can't otherwise accomplish your goal.
> (As opposed to "but it makes the site so much kewler!")
=v= HTML, as with all the *MLs before it, is designed so that
web pages can "degrade gracefully." What that means is, if you
somebody doesn't use a fancy new whiz-bang feature, they should
still be able to read the web page.
=v= What this means is that JavaScript should AT MOST be used
to provide bells and whistles for those who really want that
sort of thing. It should NOT be used for basic functionality
that could be done with HTML itself.
<_Jym_>
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