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by bitbasher 238 days ago
It's because "modern" web developers are not writing web pages in standard html, css or js. Instead, they use javascript to render the entire thing inside a root element.

This is now "standard" but breaks any browser that doesn't (or can't) support javascript. It's also a nightmare for SEO, accessibility and many other things (like your memory, cpu and battery usage).

But hey, it's "modern"!

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This. But hey, let's work on swinging the pendulum of technology back while keeping the DX. I'm doing that with https://mastrojs.github.io/