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I don't think advocating people make their entire website out of javascript, a very "big web" requirement, is smart. It just seems like they're doing so to prom
by superkuh 5y ago
I don't think advocating people make their entire website out of javascript, a very "big web" requirement, is smart. It just seems like they're doing so to promote their particular npm based product and cause centralization in it.
No. Small web is your own server, yes, but also your own HTML. Small web is when a webpage is a webpage and not an application that is impenetrably dense and non-modular and frankly too complex for most people to edit. Small web is a static site that doesn't have exploits, doesn't require package managers, and lasts forever. Anyone can, and did (back in the 90s) make simple functional websites that had text and images.
This site.js is not small web and I really hope he reconsiders pushing this on small web curious noobs who it will hurt.
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- softwarebeware 5y agoYeah, and there's no cookies, privacy policies, legal terms, and so forth. There's just your web page. Simple and clean.
- taneq 5y agoThe privacy policies, legal terms, GDPR clickthroughs etc. all came about because everyone was already getting so evil with the cookies and tracking etc. It’s nice to think they all cl appeared together as symptoms of Big Web but the truth is, the very early web that was built on trust and collaboration only lasted a blink of an eye before the bs starts to creep in.
- pphysch 5y agoI laughed out loud when I got to the "...and that's why we're pushing a new javascript framework" bit. JS is the asphalt for the race-to-the-bottom of frontend fashion and maximizing engagements, i.e. "The Big Web". It is not required for small, functional websites, and indeed tends to make them less small and less functional/maintainable.