Why unpopular?

Why is Javascript unpopular?

I keep reading posts in here saying "Shame I have to use Javascript to achieve" something or other.
Or "Is there any way to avoid using Javascript to do" something else.

I wondered if anyone could tell me why I keep seeing these.

Serious question.

Javascript is ok in it's proper place... however you should not put into Javascript CRUCIAL website functionality and you should not have javascript generate content for your site.

If someone has a javascript challenged browser, or actually turns off JS or YOU have a badly written JS that does not perform in ALL browsers then you have an issue.

Similarly, google and other SE's do not index javascript generated content.

It's always a VERY BAD idea to use javascript in navigation systems UNLESS they functional perfect well with javascript turned off. This is because you may hinder a SE's ability to crawl your site.

On the accessibility front, many blind and people with other disabilities will be using accessibility tools to aid browsing and navigation.... it's highly likely in most cases that your javascript will not function or at best function badly.

Turn all javascript off...... if your site still functions perfect ok without it, then the javascripts you have are OK...

Javascript is only an issue when people rely on it for mission critical functionality.

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Aww Geeze!
I only recently started using it.
lol
Thx Rob

also, when coding in java..its very easy to make a mistake in the coding. and if one mistake is made, the whole thing wont work! people spend hours trying to figure out whats wrong with their coding when all it could be is a misuse in a bracket or an integer.

I hardly think this a reason not to use it because debugging is something every programmer should be prepared and geared up for.

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