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I can spend hours deep diving into a website's CSS system and never find myself getting bored. It's pretty amazing to see the problems other designers are able to solve with just a little bit of custom styling and determination.</p> +<p>I like JavaScript. It serves it's purpose and makes complex functionality on the web easier to wrangle in and understand.</p> +<p><em>But I think both should have never come into existence</em>.</p> +<h3>Heresey!</h3> +<p>I know, I know - this website itself uses a little, teeny-tiny amount of CSS. I am indeed a hypocrite - but did I ever claim that I <em>practice</em> what I preach? At least this personal website is JavaScript-free... (apart from a handful of CodePen examples embedded in some of the tutorials).</p> +<h3>Moving On...</h3> +<p>I'm not a complete idiot. I realize that the web has evolved significantly over the years, and to propose that it should have remained stagnant with it's original concept of "paged documents" is foolish. But that <em>is</em> what I'm suggesting - at least, partially.</p> +<h3>Consistent & Boring</h3> +<p>Out there in the multiverse is a reality where the web is a complete borefest. Information is the only driving factor to visit a "web page" and PWAs have never come to exist. Custom styling, fancy interactive animations and single-page functionality isn't even something that can be implemented. The web is just a system of HTML/plaintext documents sharing information and data. Users browse the web in quick bursts to satisfy their queries or read something interesting. Then, they return to <em>real life</em>.</p> +<p>My goodness what a <em>beautiful</em> reality that would be. Consistent, boring and wonderful.</p> +<h3>"Wait - Aren't You a Designer?"</h3> +<p>Yes - and again more hypocrisy. My livelihood depends on software requiring custom UIs and properly audited UX flows. By suggesting this change I am throwing myself under the bus and putting myself out of work. All my experience would become worthless and the world of software <em>design</em> would cease to exist.</p> +<p><strong>I would be okay with that</strong>. If it meant the web as a whole was a better place - so be it.</p> +<h3>A Look at the "New World"</h3> +<p>Sometimes it is easier to visualize a concept instead of just discussing it. Below you can find an example of a "converted" website[^1] showcasing how sites would look and feel in this design-less reality:</p> +<ul> +<li>Wealthsimple: <a href="https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/">Current Website</a> / <a href="/etc/html-only/wealthsimple/">New Version</a></li> +</ul> +<p>As you can see, all the <em>fluff</em> has been removed from the existing design and only the content remains. No scroll-jacking or extra JavaScript libraries are downloaded. Users can easily skim through all the content and screen readers won't struggle through any custom elements. It also loads incredibly fast.</p> +<p>Of course, to our[^2] eyes, this design might look ugly or seem as though the site's CSS failed to load - but in a reality where this is the standard, it is beautifully minimal. Either way, I find that this was at least a fun thought experiment and hopefully leaves you thinking about how the web <em>could have been</em> as well.</p> +<p>Now, back to designing UIs for the web...</p> +<h2>Refs</h2> +<ol> +<li>Selected site based on my own personal preference</li> +<li>Referring to current users of the web</li> +</ol> +<footer role="contentinfo"> + <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> + <ul id="menu"> + <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="/projects">Projects</a></li> + <li><a href="/uses">Uses</a></li> + <li><a href="/wiki">Wiki</a></li> + <li><a href="/resume">Resume</a></li> + <li><a href="/colophon">Colophon</a></li> + <li><a href="/now">Now</a></li> + <li><a href="/donate">Donate</a></li> + <li><a href="/atom.xml">RSS</a></li> + <li><a href="#top">↑ Top of the page</a></li> + </ul> + <small> + Built with <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/barf">barf</a>. <br> + Maintained with ♥ for the web. <br> + Proud supporter of <a href="https://usefathom.com/ref/DKHJVX">Fathom</a> & <a href="https://nextdns.io/?from=74d3p3h8">NextDNS</a>. <br> + The content for this site is <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.<br> The <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht">code for this site</a> is <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht/tree/master/item/LICENSE">MIT</a>. + </small> +</footer>
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