"Going for a nojs-first approach would hurt UX a lot, especially on mobile."
WTF?!
No, because app shouldn't be required. It should be simple website with RWD, nothing special.
Default always should be the same tab. New tab only as settings option.
And it's wrong. All inputs must have labels, placeholders are only for visuals.
Lemmy should rely less on JavaScript.
Currently without JS you can't even expand the main menu.
Additionally, all those controls should also work without JS.
Or worse option - since they only work with JS, don't show them when JS is disabled.
I was just about to write the same thing. I registered a few seconds ago, and lost a few minutes to CAPTCHA....
Why do we (humans) have to prove we're not a robot? It should work the other way around, otherwise it's just annoying.
No, it would not.
Progressive Enhancement