Re:I loved jQuery, and still do (2019)
by dragonwriter on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @01:43PM
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> Why on earth do I need Node in order to do "simple" frontend development
Because using current JS standards while moving the vast majority of the “make it work across a moving-target set of browsers” concerns to build toolchain configuration settings is a simplification from either explicitly managing all the compatibility issues and/or restricting to least-common-denominator JS features. Yes, build toolchains are themselves a source of complexity, but in net they can be a simplification.
Because using current JS standards while moving the vast majority of the “make it work across a moving-target set of browsers” concerns to build toolchain configuration settings is a simplification from either explicitly managing all the compatibility issues and/or restricting to least-common-denominator JS features. Yes, build toolchains are themselves a source of complexity, but in net they can be a simplification.