> Trouble is, there is no real high-level "general purpose" library of components beyond the core HTML elements This is why I hate making web UIs. > then the

> Trouble is, there is no real high-level "general purpose" library of components beyond the core HTML elements This is why I hate making web UIs. > then the probably reason for their not being a general high-level library is that everyone wants something special for their websites This is why I hate using web UIs. At this point it's hard not see this as a fully self-inflicted wound by the platform. I know there are component libraries, but the work always remains fragmented because someone decided that their buttons needed purple highlights while someone else's needed drop shadows. And the devs seem to love staying at this low level of abstraction. Feels like they had to be dragged into the component model espoused by React et al over many years.