@gschwepp@chaos.social

Is it more problematic than the site not loading at all for folks who have disabled javascript or manage it with a whitelist?

Or more problematic than maintaining a polyglot web application with noscript versions of everything and progressive enhancement versions of everything, with the entire app spanning something like 6 or 7 different languages?

I don't think its about making frontends "shiny". Not everyone has the luxury of designing sites that are JS-free by default. Server side JS is just one possible avenue we can pursue in search of a universal web platform that works for everyone. Code once, deploy to every internet connected device. That was the idea, at least... Honestly it's kinda amazing it still works at all, considering how much legacy the web stuff has accumulated over the years.