Re:Ask HN: Why does the modern web hate users?
by wusspuss on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:38AM
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>Modern front end javascript frameworks are made to offload the compute from the server to the end user. This saves the company money
Does it? I doubt hiring people to produce dozens of megabytes of compressed (!) javascript costs less than the cpu cycles it takes to produce html, especially if that's succinct html, not said megabytes of diarrhea. And "people" here almost definitely does not mean "that one guy who makes the frontend" - no single human could ever produce such abomination. For one thing he just wouldn't have the time! And then if we're frank there are no traces of humanity in twitter's front end - only the pungent smell or festering corporate development.
Does it? I doubt hiring people to produce dozens of megabytes of compressed (!) javascript costs less than the cpu cycles it takes to produce html, especially if that's succinct html, not said megabytes of diarrhea. And "people" here almost definitely does not mean "that one guy who makes the frontend" - no single human could ever produce such abomination. For one thing he just wouldn't have the time! And then if we're frank there are no traces of humanity in twitter's front end - only the pungent smell or festering corporate development.