> I don't understand it at all. It's a type of page that needs no Javascript at all, and yet it's built entirely as a Javascript frontend.
Likely the solution was driven by the developer, not the needs of the people wanting that information, or the needs of the business.
I would hazard a guess that the author of the site either only knew one way to make a site, or they wanted to learn how to make a site that way, possibly as a portfolio piece.
not sure about the size of this company but I have been involved in more than a few where tech used to build websites, regardless of what they are, is set in stone. “we use angular.” there are no discussions or anything. people are interchangeable and frequently move from project to project - no problem, angular everywhere :)
Likely the solution was driven by the developer, not the needs of the people wanting that information, or the needs of the business.
I would hazard a guess that the author of the site either only knew one way to make a site, or they wanted to learn how to make a site that way, possibly as a portfolio piece.