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by xorcist 1785 days ago
> that same ideology you can also write your desktop applications in x86 assembly

Coding a desktop application in assembly would be more work than in a high-level language, not less. The criticism against using frameworks such as React where they aren't needed is that it is a lot more work and that the end result is more complex than necessary. It is quite obvious that resume driven development is a thing.