| While I agree that Front End "engineering" isn't as complex as other fields, calling it "shameful" is a bit much. There is a huge requirement out of web apps today that SPAs are more and more required than your simple html + css blog posts. Posts like these is where I feel the age of HN, that are becoming bitter about fields that were once very simple, ending up complex to suit the needs of the times. Everywhere I look around, people on HN feel like we're still in the age of blog posts and form submissions, when in reality, there are people trying to port applications like Photoshop towards the web. If Photoshop was available on the web, wouldn't you think that the Front End required an honest amount of "engineering" And it doesn't even have to be a front-end heavy application like photoshop - it could just be a simple chat application that needs to be on the forefront of the site while you can still browse. You can use whatever framework you'd like to solve your "bloat" issue, but the problem is, especially for startups, you're not going to get anywhere near the hiring pool, nor or you going to have an ease of choice for your native platform. This is what makes React so strong right now. I wished you had addressed this, instead of just deriding the entire front end community. |