- From: James Craig <work@cookiecrook.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:35:34 -0600
- To: "Aaron Smith" <aaron@gwmicro.com>, "W3c-Wai-Ig" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Amen, brother. I wholeheartedly agree. Used correctly, JavaScript can tremendously add to the user experience. It only becomes a problem when the developer relies on client-side scripting to complete essential functionality. For example: Client-side form modification and validation can save a user an enormous amount of time and headaches, but it should be supplemented with server-side control should the client-side behavior not be available. James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Smith" <aaron@gwmicro.com> > >I have to disagree that this exemplifies how JavaScript is in itself a "bad >technology." Used in a coherent manner, JavaScript can be quite useful. You >can make an inaccessible environment in any programming language, so I >would conclude that this example demonstrates the developers narrow scope >of various JavaScript coding practices. I do, however, agree with the >phrase "As long as people have to do extra work for accessibility, it >'ain't gonna' happen.'" But I don't believe that this is a reflection on >the language itself. >
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