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Graceful Degradation On Non Javascript Enabled Browsers - Must We Do This? by Afam(op): 3:00pm On Jan 08, 2009
A lot has been said on the need to gracefully degrade a website that may not have javascript enabled on the browser.

Now, just like any software that will have system requirements why do we need to attempt to please everybody when indeed one solution can effortlessly appeal to the vast majority?

I gave a lot of thought to ajax based web pages and choose to implement ajax on the product page of Just Alternative power at www.justalternativepower.com/products.php.

Works well with javascript enabled browsers but don't work on browsers with javascript turned off.

My point now is this, anyone that turns javascript off knows what he/she is doing and as such if the need arises he/she can turn it on.

So, why not display a notice on the page that requires javascript to work well rather than trying to please everyone, a task that really don't make sense in a lot of situations?
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