I am extremely negative on HTML/CSS as a ui framework. Yet like many, I have been paid well to come over to the dark side of Javascript app development. The ope

I am extremely negative on HTML/CSS as a ui framework. Yet like many, I have been paid well to come over to the dark side of Javascript app development. The opening section in this article is one of the first times I've agreed with some positive view on the benefits of the environment. Zoom really is a cool feature that is not easily possible in more traditional GUI frameworks. I also have to begrudgingly admit that nowadays I can mostly create really nice interfaces with very little effort. This is thanks to browsers finally reaching an acceptable level of compatibility (anyone remember Acid CSS test), Javascript/Typescript evolving with genuine improvements (e.g. async/await), flex layouts (and soon grid!). There is still huge room for improvement but it isn't anywhere near as bad as it once was.