[nogridbag]

I agree in theory, but really HN is lacking some features which would make it more enjoyable all which would likely need minimal JS, e.g. sorting, notifications, and some better way to read multi-page discussions. You will likely never read this comment since HN has no notification concept!

[chrismorgan]

Neither sorting nor notifications require any JavaScript whatsoever. As an example, old Reddit has sorting and notifications and handles them all server-side with no JavaScript required. “A better way to read multi-page discussions” is too vague for me to comment on.