[LINK] Study shows pop-up warnings are ineffective

[Ivan Trundle]

On 30/09/2008, at 9:58 AM, Rick Welykochy wrote:

> Given the prevalence of "Web 2.0" sites, is it even practical these  
> days
> to disable JS? Web coders seem addicted to it, and use it often in  
> place
> of Good Ole HTML constructs.

Only the diehards turn off js these days...

> Since I often have to hand-code web constructs, plain old HTML suits  
> me
> far better than complex JS-HTML interactions. I suppose the culprit is
> automated web coding software which produces heaps of bulky and  
> possibly useless extra cruft on web pages.

No, I wouldn't place the blame entirely on automated coding software  
(not that I've investigated such stuff).

It all depends on what you're trying to do, Rick. Whilst I would agree  
with you that many sites don't NEED javascript, there are some which  
benefit from the extra functionality that the scripts bring.

I code by hand, too - but increasingly, I find that users/owners/etc  
want more from the sites that they work and play in which html on its  
own cannot deliver. Where possible, I look for simple alternatives,  
but King Canute would have an easier job of stemming the tide than  
stopping the Web 2.0 tsunami.

iT

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