Things could be a lot more simplified than they are now if there wasn't such a deep maze of profiteering and control in web tech. The influx of tons of copycat

Things could be a lot more simplified than they are now if there wasn't such a deep maze of profiteering and control in web tech. The influx of tons of copycat frameworks and over-nuanced languages was never meant to evolve from HTML into what it is now. I've developed sites in PHP for many years even though it too is complicated, but I'm thankful I havent had to waste years off of my life waiting for code to compile to be honest. I really wish all the code warriors would stop trying to dominate everything with obscure methods of making simple app pages render and focus on functionality that meets the mission of app users. Even on open source tools like WordPress, there is an overcomplicated ecosystem of people seeking profit for their modules, so much that they often put out flawed and hobbled version of their modules to encourage upselling... I am not against profit making, but Open Source was not meant to be based on profit making, and simply put, it gets corrupted by profit making practices. Cloud Hosting, Containers, Ai, Zero Trust... all of these principles have worked to further complicate the development process, and they serve to drive overall time spent and operational costs up, but what's more important is that adding all of these new elements to the process make things even more complex and time consuming than they used to be, while usually breaking down and being circumvented over time by developers anyway to meet project deadlines. I've used Drupal for many years now, it's been pretty reliable and now that I know it well, I can implement it quickly and efficiently. It too has gotten more and more complex over time, but it is one of the most consistent frameworks I've ever leveraged in terms of being functional and not requiring the purchase of additional tools and software to operate well. Most importantly, I can run and develop Drupal sites locally, even without an Internet connection in most cases, well before needing to deploy it to an expensive cloud host... It has self contained authentication, permissions, and many other features that I don't need to recreate from scratch every time I build a site for a client. That being said, another time saving option you can use is to hack/fork a traditional open source bulletin board tool to create a more dynamic, but still easy to update web site... WordPress is not the only option out there. :]