Re: [boost] ATTENTION: Library requirements..

Subject: Re: [boost] ATTENTION: Library requirements..
From: Louis Dionne (ldionne.2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-01-07 05:53:22

Robert Ramey <ramey <at> rrsd.com> writes:

> 
> A few observations
>
> [...]
> 
> f) javescript.
> 
> I thing the admonitions agains java script should be softened.  Most of 
> the concerns existent when the document was originally written don't 
> apply to day.  I would like to see our html documentation support thinks 
> like syntax coloring, running example code online, and the like.  These 
> things are often supported via injected javascript.
>

+1 

I think JavaScript should be allowed, and even encouraged when it makes the
documentation much superior. For example, Hana uses JavaScript to integrate
performance benchmarks to the documentation in a nice way.

Plus, all major browsers support JavaScript now, so I see this restriction 
as being outdated.

Regards,
Louis