Is Javascript bad? Is W3 validation important, or just cross-browser compatibility is? (was: Supermarket repackaging trick again)

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On 7/19/06, Chris F.A. Johnson <cfaj-uVmiyxGBW52XDw4h08c5KA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, bassix-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org wrote:
>
> > On 7/18/06, Byron Sonne <blsonne-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >>  Anything with the word 'java' in it is bad ;)
> >
> > I like javascript... at least it helped me to create the webpage I
> > wanted pretty easily... works in multiple browsers... good enough for
> > me! :-)
>
>      It doesn't do any good if the viewer has Javascript turned off.
>
>      90% of the Javascript I see on the web is totally unnecessary.
>
> --
>     Chris F.A. Johnson                      <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>

My webpage is for a sport pool... so my javascript merely does all the
calculations after each event updating scores, so I don't have to
manually calculate and enter updated numbers everywhere. I really like
javascript for this reason. Works like a spreadsheet. Like any tool,
it can be used for good or used for bad, I guess!

-Steve.
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