1. I know HN hates JS, and there are times I do too, but how is celebrating JS-free anything but fundamentalism? A little JS won't hurt performance.
2. Gitlab offers a full IDE that you could use to edit your files. The post talks about the neocities and github editors only, both of which suck compared to the gitlab IDE.
1. Agree. But I made this with absolute beginners in mind. Starting with only HTML and CSS seemed way enough already.
2. See 1. Neocities is probably one of the easiest ways to publish something online for a neophyte, either with their editor or file uploader. (but they have a CLI too!)
1. Do you accept that "doesn't require JavaScript" is a net positive, however small? If so, "doesn't use JavaScript" is just a guarantee of that - still a net benefit even if it's not the 'one true way'.
> Those browser's vulnerability to those attacks are entirely based on the fact that they execute JavaScript. Thus, if your browser doesn't execute JS, it's immune.[0]
> ...
> That is the complete explanation… JavaScript. Executing arbitrary code from strangers on the Internet is what makes browsers less secure.[1]
For me I just like seeing hacks to create systems with less code and complexity than web-packing heaps of npm lib's together... I guess put more simply:
The best code, is the code you don't have to write...
1. I know HN hates JS, and there are times I do too, but how is celebrating JS-free anything but fundamentalism? A little JS won't hurt performance.
2. Gitlab offers a full IDE that you could use to edit your files. The post talks about the neocities and github editors only, both of which suck compared to the gitlab IDE.