Re:SPAs Were a Mistake
by ithrow on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:12PM
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Agree, we just add React components here and there to server-side rendered HTML and it works great for us. The issue is most companies want separate teams for front-end and back-end and each team wants clear separation of boundaries and responsibilities between them.
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The old mythical man month strikes back. Best devops is no ops. Best team is no team.
Of course eventually you need more people and I don't love anyone touch my code, but I'd rather have someone incompetent do entire stack that at least I can review than spend weeks upon weeks communicating basic assumptions.
Adding components here and there sounds like a simple app. Nothing wrong with that, if course.
Different teams exist for a reason. I've deeply regretted working in "we have real Devs that can do it all" environments.
It's not so much about boundaries as it is about competence. Or lack of it with