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But why? Who made the rule that websites should work without JS? Content being accessible without JS is best practice. I get it and it was very valuable a long time ago. It comes in handy sometimes today but for most of the internet accessing world, working without JS is not a requirement. I do not get why people ding products for not working when JS is not enabled.

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> Who made the rule that websites should work without JS?

It's not an arbitrary rule, it's just that they always have.

That's the hole point of progressive enhancement, you don't start requiring some technology as soon as it reaches x% market share and ignore the remaining minority. You build on top and offer a better experience to those that can or want.

In the apps world, it's usual to draw a line on a set of minimum system requirements and expect that line to move forward as the years go by.

But this is the Web, being accessible should be a priority.

It's still valuable unless your time is worthless.

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