On 16 December 2011 17:48, Timothy Pearson kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.netwrote:
<snip> > >> All I'm saying here is don't be an ass wipe with redesigning the web >> site. >> :) >> > > Contributions appreciated, as the old arch saying goes "patches are > welcome!" or "put up or shut up" applies as well. > > Calvin Morrison >
Just a reminder to keep it civil here folks. Personally I try to provide both a JS and non-JS version of any given feature--while people may no longer have K6 CPUs not everyone has an Android/iPhone either. Providing a non-JS version allows people with midgrade phones to still use all the features of the website.
Again, I am not suggesting implementing a giant javascript hell. I am suggesting a small and simple piece of JavaScript to enable community interaction via a comment system.
Regarding stability, in theory javascript should be OK. In practice the
JS engine built into a given browser can leak memory quite badly--for me this manifests as having to regularly restart Firefox, which gets to be quite a nuiscance over time. TDE might end up (randomly) being the site that pushes the user's system over a memory limit, and nothing says "professional" like a site appearing to crash the users' browser.
Firefox has long lost any control over it's ability to manage memory. As of the latest builds, it can no longer be compiled on a 32bit system because the linker uses 3gb+ of memory.
:)