PPK writes of modern web development:
Tools don’t solve problems any more, they have become the problem.
I think he’s mostly correct, but I think there is some clarification required.
Web development tools fall into two broad categories:
- Local tools like preprocessors, task managers, and version control systems that help the developer output their own HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Tools written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that the end user has to download for the developer to gain benefit.
It’s that second category that contain a tax on the end user. Stop solving problems you don’t yet have.
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