[thelist] Critique please (http://squalidnet.port5.com)

[kevin raleigh]

I was hoping to pick your brain without hinting that there was any need to
justify.
Obviously I am not an english major and my question still had the effect I
wished to avoid.

I do appreciate the additional info regarding jeff's expertise.
I will most definately be looking for information in these areas as I do
believe in getting my sites viewed by as many as possible.  If your going to
do the work seems to make sense that you  have the largest audience as
possible.

thanx
krr


----- Original Message -----
From: "isaac" <isaac at members.evolt.org>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 7:30 PM
Subject: RE: [thelist] Critique please (http://squalidnet.port5.com)


>
> > I have never heard anyone mention javaScript in quite such a "negative"
> > tone??
> > Why in your experience does the language deserve such a negative
response??
> >
> > NOTE: This question in no way asks you to "JUSTIFY YOUR POSITION" but
rather
> > why in your experience a web designer, programmer should be weary??
>
> My position justifies itself.
>
> But for purposes of clarification: I was merely praising the developer in
> question for his site's ability to operate effectively without javascript,
java,
> images and CSS. (In some browsers disabling javascript auto-disables CSS).
>
> When I surfed the site without any of these things, it showed with a
default
> background, font, and colours, but I could read all of the text and
navigate the
> site perfectly well.
>
> And as adrian has informed you, I was not criticising JavaScript - I was
> alluding to its frequent misuse.
>
> Ever seen a site that pops a new window using JavaScript alone? Ever tried
to
> browse that site without JavaScript? It just doesn't happen.
>
> If you want to incorporate JS into your sites, then do so carefully, and
for
> inessential tasks. Without a doubt, Jeff is the master here (especially
wrt form
> validation and submission). You'll notice his many responses to thelist
> suggesting modifications to peoples' scripts so that they at least fail
> gracefully, and provide alternative methods.
>
> For more information, you may wish to search thelist archive for examples
of
> Jeff's thoughts on these issues.
>
>
> isaac
>
>
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