If your motivation is to see old html pages, with minimal style
Huh? i just want to see a web page. Usually a news article, i.e. text with few styling elements. In other words, HTML.
For most use cases JS is not required.
well it’s impossible to do them reliably
Huh again? Why?
If you are worried about closed-source js.
Isn’t it always open, i.e. one can read the script the browser loads if one is so inclined? No, that’s not the point at all. JS increases the likelihood of data mining, by ordes of magnitude. And most addons that block js also block 3rd party requests generally.
Use as much js as you like (most third party stuff is not really up to the web dev anyhow), but the page must always fail gracefully for those who do not like it, or browse the web in some non-standard way. An empty page is not an option.
Please also read some of the other (top level) comments here.
I can’t take it seriously because of the noise in your text like “Huh?”. If you like to have a conversation, please be more open next time.
Source code is the code before some kind of transpilation. Obfuscated code is not source code.
I get it, you just need the content. But why would you reload the page when you’re just about to get the next news in the page. Isn’t it better to just update that part?
Huh? i just want to see a web page. Usually a news article, i.e. text with few styling elements. In other words, HTML.
For most use cases JS is not required.
Huh again? Why?
Isn’t it always open, i.e. one can read the script the browser loads if one is so inclined? No, that’s not the point at all. JS increases the likelihood of data mining, by ordes of magnitude. And most addons that block js also block 3rd party requests generally.
Use as much js as you like (most third party stuff is not really up to the web dev anyhow), but the page must always fail gracefully for those who do not like it, or browse the web in some non-standard way. An empty page is not an option.
Please also read some of the other (top level) comments here.
You were completely fine with slow page reloads blinding you when the theme was dark. I’m speaking to those who appreciate modern tech.
But anyways, unfortunately javascript obfuscation is a common thing.
Obfuscation, OK.
Look, I’m willing to have a conversation with you, but you need to address my points first, that is if you want one too.
I can’t take it seriously because of the noise in your text like “Huh?”. If you like to have a conversation, please be more open next time.
Source code is the code before some kind of transpilation. Obfuscated code is not source code.
I get it, you just need the content. But why would you reload the page when you’re just about to get the next news in the page. Isn’t it better to just update that part?
Why is it “impossible to do them reliably” - without js presumably?
Sounds like you’re thinking about web apps, when most people here think about web pages.