JavaScript broke the web (and called it progress), https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/javascript-broke-the-web-and-called-it-progress/.

> Everything’s optimised for developers – and hostile to everyone else.

> This isn’t accidental. It’s cultural. We’ve created an industry where complexity is celebrated. Where cleverness is rewarded. Where engineering sophistication is valued more than clarity, usability, or commercial effectiveness.

And still. Was told I’m an idiot when I was saying it’s getting too complex. Now this is the result.

#javascript #web

JavaScript broke the web (and called it progress)

We replaced simple websites with complex apps nobody asked for. Now it takes a complex build pipeline just to change a headline.

Jono Alderson
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