as more and more people rely solely on javascript to build sites and pages, I tell people what is evil about javascript. Not the language itself, but seeing it as the only solution. see me give the talk over here: http://vimeo.com/77588600

1. JavaScript is evil
Wilfred Nas
Front end developer

2. JavaScript is
Evil
Wilfred Nas
JavaScript developer
@wnas

3. When all you have is a hammer.

6. Semantics

7. <div
aria-labelledby="tweet-box-minihome-profile-label"
id="tweet-box-mini-home-profile"
class="tweet-box rich-editor notie"
contenteditable="true"
spellcheck="true"
role="textbox"
aria-multiline="true"
dir="ltr"
aria-autocomplete="list"
aria-haspopup="true"
aria-controls="typeahead-dropdown-7"
><div><br></div

8. <textarea>
</textarea>

9. Users
That’s who you should think about...

10. Focus on the
information
Not the presentation

11. Ceci n'est pas une pipe

13. <div id="userctrl_sticky_0"
style="position: absolute; cursor:
pointer; z-index: 40; left: 44px;
top: 24px;"><div
style="overflow:hidden;width:18px;h
eight:18px;"><img id="userctrl_2"
title="Schuif naar rechts" src="
[pathto]/img.png" style="marginleft: -49px; margin-top:
0px;"></div></div>

14. <button
id=”moveToTheLef
t”>Go
left</button>

15. Bad things
without JavaScript

16. No navigation

19. Vanishing
elements

22. Plain stupid!

23. Good things

24. No carousels

27. No cookie
warnings

30. Be Lazy
Write less code

31. Be fast
Write less code

32. Be
accessible
Write less but smart code

33. Be
simple
Write smart code

34. Be reusable
Just be smart

35. Make great things
And think about your mothers...
any questions? @wnas