Comment by 1vuio0pswjnm7

2 days ago

"It does seem like Javascript is required on more sites as time moves forward."

If the statement was "Javascript is used on more sites" then I would agree and it is easy to test for use of Javascript.

But a statement like "Javascript is required on more sites" is difficult to agree with as I have a very different experience..

For example, I am now retrieving Google results from the command line without Javascript using a specific UA string. Arguably, that means no Javascript is "required" to retrieve search results. A specific UA string is now required though. Use the wrong UA string and then Javascript is "required" to retrieve the results.

Rather than focusing on Javascript, a more interesting question might be whether more sites are requiring specific UA strings.

By default I do not use Javascript (I do not use a graphical web browser) nor do I send a User-Agent header. The overwhelming majority of websites "work" for me with no problems. To me, it does not seem that more sites are requring specific UA strings as time moves forward.