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I continue to do it as well. Web frameworks make it so easy it’s hard to justify not doing it. There are so few web apps that actually need the SPA treatment.

I continue to do it as well. Web frameworks make it so easy it’s hard to justify not doing it. There are so few web apps that actually need the SPA treatment. It’s a lot simpler to ignore the tool chain headaches that come from committing to the SPA when you don’t need it and gracefully degrade. It’s so rare that I actually run into an SPA that doesn’t feel slow...I just wonder why people bother sometimes.

TeMPOraL 9y ago
> It’s so rare that I actually run into an SPA that doesn’t feel slow...I just wonder why people bother sometimes. It's fashion over function on the business side, and CV-driven development on the frontend people's side.
- ropeadopepope 9y ago
  > It's fashion over function on the business side Oh, there's a function to it. The 7 year tech cycle generates huge amounts of money for everybody involved. Consultants and consulting companies get a nice influx of billable hours every time the tech changes. Software companies pay to upgrade to the coolest tech because it's relatively cheap compared to the amount of money it generates. Users like it because with each tech upgrade comes an increase in convenience and graphical design. And, in some ways, having the latest version of the hot apps is another way of keeping up with the Joneses. Everybody's happy except for the power users. They tend to get left out in the cold.