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Just started getting this now. Hopefully it's some A/B testing that they'll stop doing, but I'm not holding my breath

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[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 78 points 1 month ago

I know this may come off as a surprise: but I imagine that requiring JS in 2024 isn't a big deal to most people.

Now of course Lemmy skews more into that small crowd.

I don't blame any website for requiring JS for full functionality in 2024.

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 65 points 1 month ago

Google is a text input and a list of links. It should work without JS.

[-] filcuk@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago

It's far more than that. Even on a basic search page. Ever expanded the 'Peaplo also ask' section, for example? It loads more results based on your scroll position or interaction.
There's loads of little things like this, you may just not notice or care about it - which is another discussion.

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 27 points 1 month ago

This is an optional feature. The core search functionality does not require JS.

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

*Was an optional feature...

[-] filcuk@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

That's not up to you, or any of us.
Not maintaining non-js version makes sense for the business, considering how few people are affected.

All we can do is move away to something better.

[-] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thank you for deciding what was better for us, we would have been so wrong without you. /s

[-] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All of the people replying to this saying you shouldn't need JS are totally unaware how modern web development works.

Yes, you could do many sites without JS, but the entire workforce for web development is trained with JS frameworks. To do otherwise would slow development time down significantly, not allow for certain functionality to exist (functionality you would 100% be unhappy was missing).

Its not a question of possibility, its a question of feasibility.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

I wish JS would die and we get nice and simple websites back. I hate web dev so god damn much. The internet is pure enshittification

[-] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

I don't know how to tell you this, but removing JS doesn't turn the internet into a wonderland. Capitalism is to blame for enshitification not JS

I’m a React dev. You can create server side websites, written in JS, that don’t require JS to be turned on in the browser. Granted, this just became a new official feature in React but has already been available with React frameworks like NextJS

[-] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That is insane! I'm wondering how they handle modifying the DOM w/ out JS, did HTML 5 get a significant update? I gotta look into this because that sound super interesting.

Any chance you know what version that went out with? I did a brief look at 18 and 17 and couldnt find it. Id really love to know how they are managing this.

[-] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It’s called Server Components. If you actually build a fully static website, there is no DOM modification going on. I would actually not recommend doing that with React because it kinda defeats the purpose. The goal of it is to have a mix of both. The initial render is super fast because it is prerendered once for everyone. Then dynamic data is being fetched if needed and elements are replaced. It also improves SEO.

React 19 is not yet officially released but you can read more about it here https://react.dev/blog/2024/04/25/react-19

[-] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

So you're offloading the JS processing onto the server? I cant be understanding this correctly because there is no way anyone wants to pay for the serverside cost of something that used to be an end user "cost". Also this would add interaction latency.

[-] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There is no latency on static pages. They are rendered once as regular HTML and then saved on the server to be immediately ready for the user. The server is only processing that initial data fetching and rendering once per site. If needed, it can be retriggered. This is great for blogs and other regular pages.

Server pages on the other hand will do the initial fetch request every time but once the site is there, no data is missing and everything is there. It’s not for everyone. Regular dynamic pages still make sense. For every method there are use cases.

Disclaimer: I’m speaking from my experience with Next.js which did the same thing long before and React now aims to make that easier. But I’m not sure if React has the distinction between static and server. It’s all new and I haven’t had a project to test it on yet.

[-] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Oh I see, its only for a static page. This makes so much more sense.

I can see why you mentioned this feature fits weird with react, and I have to agree, its contradictory to the entire purpose of React lol.

[-] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It does make sense when you mix. You get the benefit of instant rendering and dynamic content all in one. And web dev becomes even more complicated…

[-] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Hey that's some good job security, learn the niche thing and become irreplaceable.

[-] Flipper@feddit.org 28 points 1 month ago

For full functionality sure. For basic functionality no. Searching on Google is basic functionality I'd say.

[-] unrelatedkeg@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago

Not really. Showing ads and gobbling up data is Google Search's core functionality, and JS is indispensible for that.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

You should still be able to use something like Lynx to browse and search. There's no reason to block basic functionality except that you can and don't care.

[-] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 3 points 1 month ago

I agree that it's not a big deal, but there still should be an option in my opinion. It can be a lifesaver to be able to search on older devices.

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