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Harvard vs. von Neumann

From: BlueBoar at thievco.com (Blue Boar)
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:09:59 -0700

der Mouse wrote:

Like it or not, the Web doesn't work right without Javascript now.


Depends on what you mean by "the Web" and "work right".  Fortunately,
for at least some people's values of those, this is not true.


Obviously, I'm oversimplifying. I claim that there are enough web sites
that require active content to function right (in other words, that's a
big part of the reason they are popular) and that there is a big enough
critical mass of users who want to use those that it's going to stay.

Or another way to put it: First browser that drops support for
Javascript commits market suicide.

(Actually, the ratio of people who want flashy website to those who care
about disabling Javascript is probably 10,000:1, but I digress.)

                                        Ryan

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