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title: Do you even need JavaScript?
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date: 2024-12-05
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permalink: daily/2024/12/05/javascript
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tags:
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- software-development
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- javascript
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- php
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cta: ~
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Does your website even need JavaScript?
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I've been through several iterations of my website over the years and used different technologies.
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The first versions were on Drupal 6 and 7 before I started to explore static site generators like Jekyll and Sculpin.
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One version was written with a JavaScript-based static site generator, but it needed a lot of JavaScript to render a simple HTML website.
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The current version has no JavaScript at all.
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There is no analytics script, carousels or fancy transitions.
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I keep the functionality as simple as possible.
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It's fast, accessible and responsive.
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If I'm considering adding something, I ask "do I really need this?".
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What impact will it have? Positive or negative.
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Do I want to take on the overhead of maintaining it?
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If not, I don't add it.
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If you don't already ask this in your projects, start.
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