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> The browser has matured enough that you can build a complex app without any of the above tools The irony of this sentence is there was a time before these to
by irrational 3y ago
> The browser has matured enough that you can build a complex app without any of the above tools
The irony of this sentence is there was a time before these tools existed when we also did complex web development (for at least a good 15-20 years) in the browsers as they existed.
- marcosdumay 3y agoYes, and it was bad. So people created all those tools to improve the situation. But now you don't need a lot of what they do anymore.
- shove 3y agoIt was bad, and it drove me mad, but honestly I miss it because I’m not sure we’re overall in a better place now
- solumunus 3y agoNostalgia is powerful. I’m building way more complex and objectively better things now than I was then. The frustrations involved might not be any lesser, but it’s hard to argue the capabilities and level of productivity aren’t improved.