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Converting an online game to work without any JavaScript


What does it really take to make a modern web application work without JavaScript? A case study.

The vast majority of users will experience my (or any other) website with full JavaScript functionality, including fast client side rendering and websocket connections. It works well when JavaScript is disabled, but for all other users, I don’t want to give up the quick and efficient interaction after the initial page load that client-side rendering provides. But any other UI state needs to be stored in a cookie, in a URL parameter or on the server, which makes simple things like opening a custom dialog more involved.

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