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There is no reasonable argument for going out of ones was to cater for non-js users. It's on by default in every browser. If a user turned it off for whatever reason they they'll know to turn it on again if they need to.

You can't easily index javascript sites.

With javascript it's not a document, it's an application.

If you are writing an app, then sure, use javascript, and don't worry about it (even if you could do it server side, I rarely see the point).

But if you are writing a document then you should at least have a fallback, and reserve javascript for less important "flair".

As long as you're meeting your business goals and not frustrating blind people, you're doing it right, JavaScript or no JavaScript.