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Re:I can only think that modern front end development has fa... by arcturus17 on Sunday April 04, 2021 @02:39PM (#26691780)
I’ve heard and read stories from seasoned engineers, here on HN and elsewhere, that say that FE dev was as prone to tire fires back then as it is now, so I don’t think that point is as incontrovertible as you claim it to be.

Some of those seasoned old-school engineers have, believe it or not, embraced modern FE frameworks and architectures and wouldn’t go back to the old thing if you paid them to do so. I’ve seen testimonials here on HN and surely it must be a factor in the world moving in this direction - it was not the juniors who made these decisions after all.

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Re:I can only think that modern front end development has fa... by antirez on Sunday April 04, 2021 @02:49PM (#26691839)
My point is different: I said that true evolution from tables to create the layout, continuos refreshes of the page to update the state, to a better development environment was universally recognized. And if it was again a case of good design, everybody would see it. If many voices are talking about over engineering now I bet there is a reason.
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