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Yes, how "insane" I actually think it was nice of the developer to say "Hey, you can install this with npm or bower". And if you don't like either, you can gra
by bschwindHN 11y ago
Yes, how "insane"
I actually think it was nice of the developer to say "Hey, you can install this with npm or bower". And if you don't like either, you can grab the source yourself. Or you can just not use it and move on.
I wouldn't use this myself just because I think using flexbox on its own is great. And there are plenty of problems in web development today. But calling it "insane" just feels like you were looking for something trivial to get upset about.
- tambourine_man 11y agoExcess of tools is not trivial, it's the main problem with web development today, IMO.
- bschwindHN 11y agoThey are two widely used tools in the web dev industry. The developer of this CSS framework is simply supporting users of those tools, they're not deserving of this criticism. But I do agree that web dev tooling could use a lot of work. Grd did not set out to solve that.
- tambourine_man 11y agoI agree it's not "insane" to include NPM, but I do feel a trend of over complicating things that should be simple. A 4 page static website, for example, shouldn't need model view controller, package manager, routing, etc.
- joshmanders 11y agoHow is a simple package.json file included in the repo "over complicating things"?
- tambourine_man 11y agoThe question is at which point you feel the need for a package manager. I tend to err on the side working as simple as possible. Adding tools only when things seem like they can get out of hand, not before.