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		andrepd on Sept 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Building a robust frontend using progressive enhan... I think SWE must be the only (allegedly) engineering discipline where developer convenience is overtly prioritised above product quality or user experience. If you doubt this, think how many times you've seen a framework advertised due to its ease of use for developers vs due to e.g. performance in low bandwidth.

endemic on Sept 29, 2024 [–]

The funny thing is that DX for JS apps is usually _worse_: 2x the code just so we don’t have a page transition.

simmerup on Sept 29, 2024 | [–]

And also screw up the browsers back functionality in the process

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