There are many reasons, from accessibility to security, performance to preference, why it is a reasonable expectation to be able to browse a web page without JS enabled.

JS can add to the core and turn paging into infinite scroll, or not require a page reload on an interaction but it should be enhancing, not fundamental. All core functionality should work without JS.

This was just a given for professionals in the industry less than a decade ago. The fact it isn’t anymore speaks loudly about the lack of mentoring and the low bar we have dropped to…