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> AMP, or something even better, needs to be the default way to build websites. No. We don't need AMP or something else. The existing tools are more than enoug
by quantummkv 8y ago
> AMP, or something even better, needs to be the default way to build websites.
No. We don't need AMP or something else. The existing tools are more than enough. What we need are actual, trained engineers/developers on the platform.
The real problem with web performance is that any random guy with questionable or non-existent knowledge thinks he can whip up a website by mixing any library he comes across. That is fine for a personal site or some random trivial web page. However we over glorify them and appoint them in critical jobs. And then we wonder why 21st century web is horrible. insert shocked pickachu meme in here
Can you imagine what would happen if we started appointing surgeons by putting random guys through a 1 month bootcamp which consists of showing them youtube video courses? We used to do something like this in the middle ages. We also had a surgery in that era with a 300% mortality rate.
What we need are standards on who can actively work at what positions/level based on their training/skills. Just like any other critical industry.
- Moru 8y agoAs others here are saying, they like AMP because they as developer do not ha e final say on what goes in The product. They can only do what The boss/client tells them to do.
- emerongi 8y agoThis isn't about engineers. This is about businesses. Up until now there apparently hasn't been a business case for fast websites. Fast website costs a lot of money in development time. If a website loads fast enough, nobody wants to invest X amount of dollars to make it somewhat faster. Since AMP sites are prioritized on mobile, there is now a very clear business case for supporting AMP.
- quantummkv 8y agoMost people do not work in an Dilbertesque organization filled with pointy haired bosses. And this is a very bad excuse for all sorts of startups that are generally behind these atrocious websites. And as a startup your whole damn company is filled with engineering people. If your management that is filled with engineering people fails to understand the importance of fast websites then the I am afraid the problem is with the engineers. Whether that is incompetence or actively cutting corners can be debatable.
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- protonfish 8y agoActually, most of do work in corporate dystopia. Not sure what experience you are drawing your opinion from.
- faceplanted 8y agoFast sites are significantly cheaper to develop, it's just a case of _not_ adding things, but that's an impossible choice to make when the website for a new channel is entirely not what the company is for.