The point is that for someone starting out, web development looks complex. And it is. I know it because I teach this stuff. Ignoring 99% of the industry and use

The point is that for someone starting out, web development looks complex. And it is. I know it because I teach this stuff. Ignoring 99% of the industry and use the bare minimum to write a web app is something an expert does. When you’re a beginner you lack the knowledge to recognize expertise. And when most tutorials suggest a heavy stack you‘ll likely stick with the majority. And even when you’re lucky and learn how to write simple web apps from scratch, CSS, HTML and JS are anything but sensible technologies, even with the latest additions that admittedly improved things a lot.