: The OP rubbed me the wrong way because it implicitly argues you *shouldn't* be able to make apps in notepad
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: The platform continues to evolve and power-up. Should deliver more every year for same code complexity. /cc
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: also, can we stop acting like people weren't pushing the limits in the late 90's? The things I saw.... /cc
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: built-in data binding in the platform, data-islands, a component system...the whole works was in IE 5.5 /cc
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TBH back then, my Dad's 56k modem at £2 a minute and remembering to clear the history were my biggest concerns
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: that is the CURRENT web for a billion users. Tools aren't respecting it; patience low for "tools good" arguments /cc
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1/ Yeah, so in the late 90s I was a kid who had figured out how to publish a set of animated GIFs I thought were neat.
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2/ so, immediately anything I say should be taken with a grain of salt, and the understanding that my experience is limited!
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3/ My OP was due to posts that I saw that denigrated the value of modern frameworks and build processes, and...
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4/ ... I was providing the other extreme as a counter-balance. There is a wide chasm between both viewpoints.
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: I know some folks associate me with "denigrating" those tools, but I only care about the outcomes. I welcome good tools!
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