[hajile]

I’m pretty sure the real issue is backend vs UI rather than JS/HTML. If you’ve worked with a few alternatives, the web suddenly doesn’t look too bad. Sure, a couple solutions are probably nicer, but they are mostly platform locked and way slower to develop on.

UI programming is literally the fine art of handling what your most exasperating client is capable of inflicting on your UI.

I suspect this is the core complaint.