The linked treatise on JavaScript sounds almost satirical to me[1].<p>&gt; Our tentative policy is to consider a JavaScript program nontrivial if:<p>&gt; it makes an AJAX request or is loaded along with scripts that make an AJAX request,<p>Sometimes I think RMS would be happier if the web had just stopped development after the release of the Mosaic browser.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;philosophy&#x2F;javascript-trap.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;philosophy&#x2F;javascript-trap.html</a>