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Comment on Ask HN: Why don't websites have 'text only' backup versions?

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Yes, this very much annoys me.

It's not text-only versions we need, but sensible use of progressive enhancement. I'm totally fine with 'web apps' requiring Javascript and CSS (but please, at least give me a message to that effect, and don't leave me with an infinite spinner!) but simple web pages are increasingly broken without scripting.

It's frustrating, because it's not like progressive enhancement is hard, either.

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