Re:Using the Web for a Day with JavaScript Turned Off
by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:29AM
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I've seen it plenty of times. Something triggers a JS execution bug that breaks the entire script. Suddenly, the site is dead. If you're lucky, it might start working after reload. If not, you'll have to wait until developers figure out something is wrong.
Causes vary. Sometimes it's a resource that fails to load. Sometimes it's a race condition. Sometimes, it's just dumb coding[0]. The more JS is put on site, and the more the site depends on it, the more likely it is to happen.
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[0] - Like one of the large food order sites in my country that won't let you submit a form if it contains a number in the comment box - the very comment box you're supposed to use to add details like floor number. The problem persisted for the last couple times I used them (in a space of several weeks), so I wonder if they even realized they have a problem and are losing business because people see the checkout form broken without explanation, and order elsewhere.
Causes vary. Sometimes it's a resource that fails to load. Sometimes it's a race condition. Sometimes, it's just dumb coding[0]. The more JS is put on site, and the more the site depends on it, the more likely it is to happen.
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[0] - Like one of the large food order sites in my country that won't let you submit a form if it contains a number in the comment box - the very comment box you're supposed to use to add details like floor number. The problem persisted for the last couple times I used them (in a space of several weeks), so I wonder if they even realized they have a problem and are losing business because people see the checkout form broken without explanation, and order elsewhere.