WordPress moving away from PHP to JavaScript

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Thank you Eric!!  Great feedback!!



On 2024-04-20 10:42, Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Yeah, Java scripts a bit of a PITA, especially when it comes to 
> accessibility technology. Also, depending on the machine, it can use up 
> resources, fast, cause memory leaks, and a lot of other issues. Also, 
> unless WordPress decides to add additional code for accessibility 
> (which there are class objects to do just that), it isn’t gonna be very 
> accessible for those of us with visual impairments. I already 
> encounters a great mini sites that use JavaScript (including news 
> organizations), and my browser always end up, blocking up, or even 
> killing itself most of the time. As I said, JavaScript is a PTA, and 
> it’s also a security risk.
> – Eric.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 20, 2024, at 7:32 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss 
>> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> This article says WordPress is moving away from PHP to JavaScript.  I 
>> think WordPress is shooting itself in the foot.  My main question has 
>> to do with resources given the shift from server side processing to 
>> browser based processing.
>> 
>> https://thenewstack.io/why-php-usage-has-declined-by-40-in-just-over-2-years/
>> 
>> Your thoughts are much appreciated.
>> 
>> Keith
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