Stack Overflow Requires JavaScript

[mike]

Stack Overflow has not changed for years.

The only reason to make a major change would be to introduce a new, AI-powered feature.

Of course, Stack Exchange has access to all of the data displayed on their website. Changes to the user interface concern only the display of that data. So, my specific comment would be that they are probably changing the website to accommodate some chat-like interface.

In part, I’m assuming this is similar to what Google did when they turned on AI features:

Google Blocking Browsers with JavaScript Turned Off

I was using Mojeek’s Search Choices button to send my keywords to Google so that I could continue searching. Typically, I receive search results with basic HTML. And that is what I wanted. Today, I received a block from Google suggesting that JavaScript will be required for searching on Google going forward. [The browser you’re using has JavaScript turned off. To continue your search, turn it on.] Retrying the search later worked. Google typically uses a canary deployment strategy where a s…