I do agree that new features were needed for new functionalities, such as games or actual apps, but the irony makes it that we are discussing this on a site used by millions, a site which doesn't use all those fancy frameworks and features. I was mostly referring to the average site created today, be it either by devs or directly by clients using some CMS like WordPress.
Don't get me wrong, I actually used and love(d) React, but it feels like in the majority of cases the library is misued and people just create normal sites (that could have existed 15 years ago, but a loat bloatier) instead of creating the apps you were referring to.
Re:React Concurrent Mode
by paulddraper on Thursday October 24, 2019 @06:54PM
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> we are discussing this on a site used by millions, a site which doesn't use all those fancy frameworks and features.
I love HN as well, but this is a niche site for niche purpose.
> it feels like in the majority of cases the library is misued and people just create normal sites (that could have existed 15 years ago, but a loat bloatier) instead of creating the apps
So React shouldn't get new, powerful features because some people might (ab)use them for simple websites that don't need it? That's bollocks and I'm sure you can see that. If you are generally annoyed about this, go rant on Twitter - no reason to do it here.
People are doing things with websites they never did before. Office applictions, games, native-like UIs, real-time messaging, analytics and dashboarding, programming.
Good or bad, websites today have different interactions, behaviors, and development costs than 10 years ago. It sneaks up on you but if you see screenshots or use an old website you will immediately notice the difference.
> but while doing so we are creating hundreds of problems that never existed before.
Such is innovation.
> Tens of years of "evolution" and we just keep making everything slower and more complex for no reason, apart from being bored or wanting to be trendy.
Try making a website good enough that people will actually pay for it.
You may find your opinion changes.