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Forbidding your developers from using arrow-functions such that you don’t need a JS build process can be justified.

• rhacker 6y ago
  Maybe a stupid question, but what kind of projects are ones where you don't need or want a build process?
  • DaiPlusPlus 6y ago
    Simple projects! Projects where the client isn’t programmer-savvy and wants to make changes themselves and immediately upload them over FTP. Sites like self-hosted WordPress or hand-maintained static websites.
    • Nkuna 6y ago
      > Simple projects! WP sites are far from simple. Maybe WordPress.com but definitely not the self host option. Not if you want anything other than a vanilla install. > the client isn’t programmer-savvy > wants to make changes themselves and immediately upload them over FTP. Why would you want a client who isn't savvy to make changes themself? Advocating for cowboy coding for end users is trolling... unless you're upselling a support package!? They can tweak things in the admin but I'd think long and hard before giving said client access to server files. Not to mention how easily end users mess things up by changing admin settings. Having worked with such clients for 2 years, I gave up because at some point, the support burden was just too much!