Absolutely this. I've noticed more developers recently going back to basics - sites like gearscouts.com and diskprices.com are perfect examples. Zero React bloa

Absolutely this. I've noticed more developers recently going back to basics - sites like gearscouts.com and diskprices.com are perfect examples. Zero React bloat, just clean HTML/CSS that loads instantly and works flawlessly even on sketchy connections. The information density is incredible compared to most modern sites. What kills me is that 90% of these heavy SPAs are doing pretty mundane stuff - showing product listings, displaying articles, basic forms. You really don't need a React framework plus a dozen dependencies just to show some images and text. The old "boring" approach of server-rendered pages with a sprinkle of vanilla JS actually provides a better UX for most use cases, especially when the network isn't perfect. The irony is that by chasing "modern" development practices, we've made the web worse for users while making it more complex for developers. Sometimes the simple solution really is the best solution. [1] https://gearscouts.com https://gearscouts.com [2] https://diskprices.com https://diskprices.com