Why use a form tag when you're submitting via ajax?

Question

Philosophical question:

Say I\'ve got a web app that requires javascript and a modern browser, so progressive enhancement is not an issue. If my form is be

Answer 1

In my opinion: If you use it for semantic reasons, then use it as intended. The action attribute is required (also can be left empty) to be well-formed, also you can separate your URI-s from your js logic, by setting the action attribute, and reading it before the ajax call.