[amorphid]

I don't know if the way web development is done needs a reboot, but I can say as someone learning web development that there is a steep learning curve to all the different pieces! The fact that jQuery needs to exist because different browsers all have their own rules and JavaScript was designed in a rush is the most relevant example to me. It's nice to write a program that's not written for the web without having to worry about a bajillion different devices and UIs in mind!

I guess the reality is that technology evolves at a quick pace. If you want to develop anything user facing, there will alwahs be some hot new thing to keep up with. In the 80s it was the desktop GUI, we got the web in the 90s, the 00s gave us smartphones, and in the 10s we'll start using ?? ? Holodecks?! My only point is there will always be something to keep up with it when developing a UI.