Responsible JavaScript

A Book Apart #39

by Jeremy Wagner

JavaScript plays a powerful role in creating rich interactive experiences. But its power comes at a cost: longer load times, sluggish pages, and inaccessible content. The more we rely on client-side rendering, the more likely we are to exclude visitors with older devices, slower connections, or those who have disabled JavaScript altogether.

If we want people to fully experience the sites we have worked so hard to craft, then we must be judicious in our use of JavaScript. In thoughtful detail, Jeremy Wagner shows how JavaScript can be used to progressively enhance server-side functionality, while improving speed and access for more visitors. By centering user needs every step of the way—from toolchains to metrics to testing—we can all contribute to a more inclusive, accessible, and resilient web.

Genres: Programming, Design, Technology

203 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2021

Reviews

[Ed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how this book discusses some of the things that me and some of my old school programming colleagues have been talking about lately - How a lot of developers use a bunch of JavaScript frameworks and libraries that causes a site to slow down a lot more than it needs to. I got a lot of excellent ideas from this book about proceeding with my future as a professional JavaScript Developer. (I have over 15 years of experience with JavaScript and jQuery.)

[Jérôme Jaglale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glad I'm not the only one to think Javascript is currently overused and that it negatively impacts the end-users. Good information on trying to improve things.