> But Kent is doing a disservice to people that look up to him with this blog post. The JS community already suffers from over-engineering and this is just one

> But Kent is doing a disservice to people that look up to him with this blog post. The JS community already suffers from over-engineering and this is just one latest example from a community leader. now every developer who learns from Kent, will think this is the way to go. With all due respect to the author and the great output he's created, I agree. At minimum, I think the post should have included some context for the decisions instead of simply calling it "a modern website in 2021". The content inside isn't common, normal, or even necessary for 99% of websites, including this one. I think this blog post is an example of the conflict between educators and industry: Industry benefits from keeping things straightforward and getting the job done without unnecessary complexity. Educators benefit by selling more workshops and more training materials. The more they can convince everyone that complexity is necessary, the more they can sell workshops to teach people about that complexity.