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by skydhash 786 days ago
The only time that javascript is required are when you need some element that is stateful accross data loading (maps, audio player, chat,…) or the action would return essentially the same data with a few difference (voting, autocomplete). There are also some components still missing from the web spec like carrousel (you can probably do some css wizardry) and a calendar widget.

But the current state that wants us to download js files that are bigger that the epub format of War and Peace? Not essential.

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> But the current state that wants us to download js files that are bigger that the epub format of War and Peace? Not essential.

Absolutely essential if you want to deliver a large, extensible website (requiring teams of front end and back end devs) with modern UX in a cost efficient way.