“Honestly, I feel like web developers are constantly being gaslit into thinking that complex over-engineered solutions are the only option. When the discourse is being dominated by people invested in frameworks and libraries, all our default thinking will involve frameworks and libraries. That’s not good for users, and I don’t think it’s good for us either.”

Mic drop by @adactio 👏
https://adactio.com/journal/22178

Simplify

Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.

@matthiasott @adactio That's why I teach my trainees aaaaall the basics. The have a better understanding of web technology than my "Seniors" ... The old dudes always throw in tech to solve a problem and make everything way too complicated. #sigh