In web design, everything easy is hard again

Re:In web design, everything easy is hard again by konschubert on Saturday February 10, 2018 @09:45AM (#16347469)

I feel like everyone is picking up on your language complaint, but maybe that is not your biggest concern.

It seems like you give JavaScript as an example, but what really worries you is the complexity of the front end ecosystem.

Here are a few ideas to reduce that complexity:

Don't use a package manager, you can copy dependencies into folders.

Remove steps from your build pipeline unless you really need them. Use ES16 to get native promises and imports. Or don't use ES16, so you can remove that step from your build pipeline.

Use as few dependencies as possible. Whenever you can, make use of native browser behavior and CSS.

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Re:In web design, everything easy is hard again by LocalPCGuy on Saturday February 10, 2018 @09:58PM (#16350940)

Less automation may help reduce his complexity, but will lead to more instances of breaking things do to mistakes due to manually performed steps. In general, I agree with part of your point - only use what you need. But make sure you are using the things you should.

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