Re:There's never been a better time to build websites
by stevenicr on Monday December 20, 2021 @11:18AM
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agree it's false that it's never been easier, and like to add a few small datapoints.
20 or so years ago you had microsocft frontpage - anyone could build a site with little learning. heck microsoft word could spit out the doc as html I dunno how long ago.
some 15 years ago or so, I ran into a 'junk hauler' I found via google, asked who did his site, he said he did. I was like wow you were #1 in google organic, that's amazing - he said he opened microsoft publisher, put in the text, added a picture of his truck and clicked publish.
A lot has changed since then of course - google demands responsive layouts to rank well, and most people use a phone to surf.. which for a while made frameworks the magic since css grid was not baked into word/publisher/ie...
anyhow as far as 'easy' the are many other easier tools to use than tailwinds to make a site, and have been for more than a decade.
Now that browsers can auto fit via flex and grid - tailwind and similar are the bloat, not the easy-button.
20 or so years ago you had microsocft frontpage - anyone could build a site with little learning. heck microsoft word could spit out the doc as html I dunno how long ago.
some 15 years ago or so, I ran into a 'junk hauler' I found via google, asked who did his site, he said he did. I was like wow you were #1 in google organic, that's amazing - he said he opened microsoft publisher, put in the text, added a picture of his truck and clicked publish.
A lot has changed since then of course - google demands responsive layouts to rank well, and most people use a phone to surf.. which for a while made frameworks the magic since css grid was not baked into word/publisher/ie...
anyhow as far as 'easy' the are many other easier tools to use than tailwinds to make a site, and have been for more than a decade.
Now that browsers can auto fit via flex and grid - tailwind and similar are the bloat, not the easy-button.