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by moritzwarhier 1039 days ago
People/stakeholders who want use the browser as an application platform.

Think data analysis tools, Intranet tools, e-commerce, and a host of B2B stuff?

I know, it all starts with a filterable list or a shopping basket, where page reloads or ajax "sprinkles" (regardless of what they're loading, HTML or JSON) are absolutely OK.

Especially the fully old-school approach with the page reloads - it can work and scale for simple and predictable requirements.

Until it doesn't - the first page with 5 interdependent autocomplete inputs takes weeks to develop and fix, the modals can't have routes without piles of jQuery hacks, and so on and ao forth

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E-commerce is an example that clearly does not need SPA features. It needs great performance and SEO, not flying bells and whistles.

If a five input form takes week to fix, you have engineering problems beyond any choice of framework…

SSR and SSG+hydration are a thing though.