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heavyset_go on Oct 2, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: TikTok tracks you across the web, even if you don’...

What of the most simple of things require JavaScript or a third-party framework?

Modern CSS can handle a lot on the visual side, and modern HTML allows you to do form validation, dynamic lazy-loading and resizing of images, dialogs, collapsible elements, etc without JavaScript.

magic_hamster on Oct 3, 2022 [–]

When I typed that I didn't mean showing a picture or serving a text file. Anything that's not a static page will probably require JavaScript.

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