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Re:Ask HN: Getting tired of complexity in web development by mouzogu on Sunday October 09, 2022 @04:17AM (#33139061)
> Also, what can you do on the frontend only?

I was talking specifically about React. But it's not a surprise that "modern front end" devs conflate React with JavaScript.

Re:Ask HN: Getting tired of complexity in web development by npteljes on Monday October 17, 2022 @04:04AM (#33230904)
I see. I was confused by the statement before it: "no such thing as frontend development. only full stack."

Getting back to the point, my simplepdf.eu example is indeed using React - according to Builtwith, it's built with Next.js, which is used to build React applications.