Nathan
Let me re-iterate my opinion to avoid further confusion.
Firstly I have absolutely no issue with JavaScript. I use it (and the JQuery
libraries in every project I build). I will be using HTML5, CSS3 and
JavaScript to build windows 8 apps as these are skills I already have and I
am standardising on jQueryMobile for mobile web apps.
Secondly there is a legal (and a moral) requirement for every developer to
make their applications accessible to all. This can be achieved through
careful use of the technologies available HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.
Provided you take into account accessibility you are free to develop as you
see fit. Just be careful that you do not create an application which cannot
be "dumbed down as you call it Nathan" otherwise you will be denying access
to certain groups of people.
The population of the earth is nearly 7 Billion according to
https://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_t
otl&tdim=true&dl=en&hl=en&q=earth%20population and if only 1% of those
people cannot use your application that is 7 Million People! (fancy getting
tweets from all of those?)
Nathan - I concede you can build accessible JavaScript and I commend you on
your efforts such as shortcut keys etc.
The issue of screen resolution is a huge one and I suggest we don't really
go there except to say that this is another area where we as developers must
abide by existing constraints as there are still a large number of people
out there using 1024 x 768 screen resolutions. We could talk for days about
responsive designs, fixed width, fluid, media queries and so forth. Build as
you see fit (we are all in the same boat). The web begins with and ends with
HTML
- Maurice
Do you have the means to optimally cover the needs of all types of users?
We face a similar concern with a wide range of screen sizes and resolutions.
Do you design for a 25" monitor, a tablet, or a cell phone?
How do you adapt to a wide variety of screens? Or, are vertical and
horizontal scroll-bars your friends?
-Nathan
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