[whatwg] [web-apps] Some comments

[Ian Hickson]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Jim Ley wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:47:59 +0000 (UTC), Ian Hickson <ian at hixie.ch> wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Jim Ley wrote:
> > > Which is the exact same situation as with javascript calculator.  It's
> > > completely semantically empty unless you do it in the markup too.
> > > javascript is just as optional as CSS if correctly used, an example of
> > > an incorrect use of either does not disqualify that point.
> > 
> > What gives you the idea that JS is optional?
> 
> Implementation experience, specification experience, accessibility
> experience, there are plenty of sites on the web that rely on JS, but
> equally there are plenty that rely on CSS.

The difference is that relying on JS is legitimate, while relying on CSS 
is not.

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