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Re:Why is modern web development so complicated? by oarabbus_ on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @07:00PM (#20640105)
Could you point me towards some modern-looking websites that don't use JS?
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Re:Why is modern web development so complicated? by BlueTemplar on Thursday August 08, 2019 @08:08AM (#20643726)
"Modern-looking" these days means shitty JS that tries to be a "WebApp" and breaks basic website conventions like open in a new tab middle click, and uses the same GUI both for small touchscreen and large desktop, so ends up working poorly on both. Why would anyone want that ?
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Re:Why is modern web development so complicated? by flukus on Thursday August 08, 2019 @12:31AM (#20641870)
This one? The JS is very light and optional. And this site is far more interactive than most websites.

I'm not sure why you need a modern "looking" site since JS is about the functionality not the looks.

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Re:Why is modern web development so complicated? by foobar_ on Thursday August 08, 2019 @12:22AM (#20641833)
Basecamp uses rails and turbolinks.
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