Hello all, I know this topic has probably been discussed to no end, but with the changing trends I wanted to get a feel for the current consensus on using java script as a requirement for proper web site functionality. As a starting web designer, It's seems a little mundane to have to design sites so that they function both with and without javascript. Is this still a major concern, or are there still enough people out there with javascript disabled to make it worth wild?
it depends on your target customers. otherwise now a days all developers and designers are using special effects of ajax and jquery which are based on javascript. vineet
It is quite okay if you use Javascript and yes there are alternatives too if you dont want to you use it, like jquery and ajax though based on javascript and xml. So, depends upon the scenario where would you be using javascript or other technologies. I prefer to use simple ajax based solutions and avoid to write javascript.
Thanks for the replies. Although I should have been more specific and included all the javascript based solutions as well. Basically I was wanting to know what the consensus was on designing a site in which javascript/ajax/jquery is required (not just for special effects) for proper functionality. In other words, if a user has javascript disabled, they would not be able to navigate the site and would receive an error message of some sort saying that javascript needs to be enabled.