On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:37:39 -0800 (PST)
Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I hate JavaScript, the bane of the internet. Bandwidth hog and
> security nightmare.
yes, but that is life. you must adapt to the world around you.
JavaScript is a client-side language, it generates no bandwith in
itself. Some years ago I did local web pages with Javascript, and it is
actually quite useful to do Flash-less games and animations for example.
Exactly! guys this isn't 1994 and people expect to use dynamic websites, Javascript isn't terrible and evil when used in good proportion
> Bad enough already that I have to white list that crap to accessThe thing I hate with Etherpad is that it requires cookies even to view
> etherpad and the wiki. (Hint, hint.)
public pads without being logged in.
Offtopic but that is another issue
> Please create static web pages.Javascript and static web pages are compatible (using DOM and/or
document.write is not mandatory).
You could also use static html forms for a comment system, though frankly I'd rather use javascript to achieve the same end.
L0ner:
> Looks nice, MYSQL db required tho.
I am sure Tim is already mysql, so no overhead. and mysql isn't all bad either ;)
L0ner:
I am sure Tim is already mysql, so no overhead. and mysql isn't all bad either ;)