I hate these takes.

Notice how the author's only use of "app" is referring to the "SPA method" of building websites

Tilting at windmills over how much JS we use while never acknowledging the more complex *apps* we're shipping is borderline dishonest.

https://timkadlec.com/remembers/2020-04-21-the-cost-of-javascript-frameworks/

The web is no longer just a boring collection of hyperlinked documents: it's now also the most widely used, best application delivery mechanism ever created.

Standards for web pages, and apps delivered over the web are radically different, and I wish thought lords realized that

Web specs don't (yet) support app devs well, so we have to reach into userland deeper and deeper.

That means we're shipping more JS, and our products may not be usable everywhere in the world.

That may be fine, depending on the app we're paid to make. Just like always.

The idea that whatever piece of software you're creating has to necessarily be usable in every corner of the world is a uniquely web-dev thought lord position, and it needs to die, once and for all.

Some software might have a more local market, and that's fine.

Curious also how the loudest voices yelling at us that every piece of real estate on the web has to load super duper quick also work for companies who get paid by splashing ads on web pages.