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Shopping carts and JavaScript

A reader writes:
Can one develop a web site for e-commerce that utilizes a shopping cart function and credit card processing without the use of JavaScript? Perhaps this question is addressed later in portions of the book I haven't gotten to yet.

Dave's Answer: Thanks for your query! I know that theoretically, at least, you can build an entire ecommerce system without any JavaScript at all: I know because I wrote one years ago that had just that characteristic. However, in terms of the popular ecommerce packages, it might well be a different story, because JavaScript does make direct interactivity quite convenient.

What I'd recommend is that you explore some of the more popular ecommerce/shopping cart solutions and talk with those vendors about your concerns about JavaScript and whether they have a JavaScript-free solution. Start with 1 Shopping Cart (whom I've heard many good things about) and then explore the Paypal Shopping Cart solution.

And, please, do report back what you find out!









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I think this is worth mentioning... You should also try SmartCart. http://www.smartcart.com It is a complete ecommerce shopping cart builder. It has all the features you would need built right in. You can setup a free trial right now.

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