Reckoning: Frontend’s Lost Decade (link)
Some uncomfortable truths about the state of web develoment. The current generation of JavaScript frameworks tried to overcome the platform limitations by re-implementing everything in a scripting language. It shouldn’t be a surprise that this ended up worsening the experience for users in low resources devices. The web platform has advanced so much in the last decade that it’s a shame that most of the focus hasn’t been put in ways to overcome this limitations. There might be some hope with new frameworks like Astro or Eleventy shipping JavaScript-free experiences by default and even React trying to move more of the work to the server. However, a future where progressive enhancement and taking advantage of the platform is the norm seems distant to me.
YouTube Link: Reckoning: Frontend’s Lost Decade