[meesterdude]

> Universal rendering is mainstream, there are plenty of options for vastly simplifying initial setup and overall complexity

> arguing for its place in the world of 2-3 years ago, rather than the present-day.

Basecamp pays particular focus to productivity, developer happiness, and staying small. It is through these tenants that they use tools and develop new ones. They are dismissive of frontend JS frameworks because they run counter to their tenants. They embrace the fact that with the web, there are a multitude of ways to deliver a webapp - there is no linear progress but simply an increase in options to suit needs.

[andrewingram]

I pick my stack based on the same principles. The reason why I was so excited about React, GraphQL etc was that I felt it was finally realistic for me to be able to work solo on my side projects.

[inimino]

"tenet" (principle), not "tenant" (occupant of a dwelling)