[LINK] RFC: Web 2.0

[Ivan Trundle]

On 23/11/2006, at 6:09 PM, Craig Sanders wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 05:15:22PM +1100, Martin Barry wrote:
>> how to experience web2.0
>>
>> 1. go to http://maps.google.com
>> 2. search for your home town or a city nearby
>> 3. place your cursor over the map, click'n'drag in any direction
>>
>> the pieces of map are downloaded on demand and only as you need them.
>
> in a previous message, i said i couldn't recall one web site which  
> relied on
> javascript where the js wasn't more of a hindrance than a help.
>
> i forgot about google maps.
>
> that is one such site. javascript there is both useful and necessary
> to get the job done (actually, it could be done with image maps but it
> would be a lot clumsier).
>
> Google Maps is an exception, though, not the rule. and a very rare
> exception at that. most sites use javascript for no user benefit
> (and often to the user's detriment by spying on them or serving
> advertisements or forcing them to do things in some stupid way).

'Most sites'? Aw, c'mon... how can you justify this?

iT