[Go Make Things] Web dev craftsmanship

By rahmat hidayat

Monday, April 8, 2024

​ I'm coming to realize that a lot of my dissatisfaction with the state of the web is that I view web development as a craft, but as a profession we're in the late-stage industrial age. I prefer a web of hand-laid bricks placed by skilled masons. The industry wants poured, stamped concrete. I want a web of bespoke suits. The industry wants mass-produced fast-fashion. Why learn CSS when you can just slap some Tailwind on things? Why learn HTML when you can just chuck a few (hundred) React components into your app? Hell, why learn to code at all when you can just ask Copilot or ChatGPT and copy/paste the result? Because the result looks and works like shit. That's why. The web is in a state of decay. I think we're on the verge of a renaissance, but it can't come fast enough. Cheers, Chris ​ Want to share this with others or read it later? View it in a browser.​ ​

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