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OP, your site does not show anything without JavaScript. Is there some feature that needs JS on the page or why is it so?

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Yes unfortunately JavaScript is required. Instead of using <noscript> I opted for paper invitations in the mail as a fallback.

That does not answer my question. Is there a feature that absolutely needs JS on the page? If so, what is it?

I think you're missing the point. Of course there's nothing this site can't do without JS. It's a side project to learn a new framework.

I might be. I just do not understand why one should use more complex and less accessible web technologies if it does not lead to new functionality. When I learn a new framework, it usually is so I can do things that I could not do without.

"To learn" and "for fun" are perfectly sufficient explanations, even if you don't understand them.

But his point is that the site isn't doing anything that couldn't be achieved without js.

This would be like if a mechanic said he was going to replace your wheels with wooden ones he made himself because he wants to learn how to be a carpenter.

No, it would be like if a mechanic replaced the wheels on his own car with wooden ones to try it out. Nothing wrong with that.

He's not forcing you to drive the car.

It is a website for his own wedding offering a chance to learn something. I don't understand why there is a need to be pedantic about things like the JavaScript only in this context. It is a reoccurring thing on HN and it doesn't invite us to have a good discussion about the dependency to JS. There is also no need to compare it to yourself. It just comes off very self centered. I understand that in many cases you might not need a certain technology but if there is a fun opportunity to learn a certain thing and using it has little to no harm, why not?

where are all the sites that don't use javascript? It's ubiquitous

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