Post #2201833

2024-10-20 21:48 UTC

@LiamGilmartin@mastodon.ie @paddyduke@mastodon.social I tried to access ebay on my old kindle. I got an error message telling me I wasn't allowed to look at ebay while I had JavaScript disabled. I don't know what JavaScript is, or how to enable or disable it.

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@econads@mendeddrum.org 2024-10-21 07:18

@davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social Something you're better off without. Seriously: it's a scripting language used to add functionality to websites. Back in the day we just had HTML, which meant the website couldn't react to users without sending a request off to a server, so if you click a button you have to wait for the server to send you the next page. JavaScript lets the page do loads in the browser without contacting the server. So the instructions of what to do ... @LiamGilmartin@mastodon.ie @paddyduke@mastodon.social

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@Ralph058@techhub.social 2024-10-21 23:43

@davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social @LiamGilmartin@mastodon.ie @paddyduke@mastodon.social JavaScript is why I quit using eBay (among others). JavaScript is a security risk. That is all you need to know about it. If you have it disabled, you will get less spoofing.

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@demiurg@fosstodon.org 2024-10-22 21:00

@davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social @LiamGilmartin@mastodon.ie @paddyduke@mastodon.social I might be too deep in my tech bubble but I am not sure if your question is not ironic. Anyway, JavaScript is the most used programming language right now. It is not malicious or anything uncommon on a web page. It also runs backends and is no longer restricted to be used only in web browsers. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793628/worldwide-developer-survey-most-used-languages/

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