Spare the lecture.
All I was saying is that a benefit of JavaScript is the universal support of
it. Much like when you go to a web site and every browser supports JPEG, PNG,
and CSS. While it is true that people can abuse JavaScript and it is even
worse to check the code when it is minified, what is the REAL issue at hand?
I say this becuase if you use the jQuery framework to code JavaScript, and
stick to using the built in features (like .addClass for example), there is
nothing stopping you from looking at the source code at
http://code.jquery.com/jquery.js and finding out what addClass actually does.
It actually benefits the tin foil hat crowd if sites use a JS framework due
to the functions having documentation.
Turning off JavaScript entirely? I remember how websites were in 1996/1997
and I really don't want to return to those archaic dark ages. If you are a
web developer and getting paid to create a uniform experience for a client,
you want to support features that are on the most used browsers. Of course
this thread is turning into another one of those user vs developer
discussions that is blown out of proportion.
