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Do you even need JavaScript?

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