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by the_gipsy 1274 days ago
It's common sense that for reading a bit of text and perhaps an image there is no need for JavaScript. Even video doesn't require it. It should all be HTML.
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I've got an open source Twitter and Mastodon app that's as vanilla as possible. Python + HTMx.

Just added video support this morning. Total page load is 200kB. Double-click loads the video:

https://twitter.com/iSpoogeDaily/status/1607038383318081537

I'm releasing every week or two to Glitch unless I can get more funding. Latest version is on https://glitch.com/~hogumathi, there's supporter links and licensing info in the readme (public releases are AGPL).

Providing adaptive video (MPEG-DASH / HLS on any non Safari browser) still requires JS though.