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Just as the modern Javascript applications. What if - and hear me out on this one - Javascript just is a poor choice for huge complex codebases?
by Blackarea 8mo ago
Just as the modern Javascript applications. What if - and hear me out on this one - Javascript just is a poor choice for huge complex codebases?
- srdjanr 8mo agoWhat else should you use for huge complex web apps?
- vrighter 8mo agomaybe, just maybe, the browser is not always the best tool for the job
- DecoySalamander 8mo agoI think that there are more apps that are better off as web apps (cross platform and sandboxed) than not.
- FridgeSeal 8mo agoBut I hired the whole react dev, so I’ll use the whole react dev! /s
- Blackarea 8mo ago<3 if I don't see 15 new node modules and 3 CVEs by EOB today I'll replace you with a css architect and vibe-coding nft monkey by next week!
- _heimdall 8mo agoKeep the huge, complex business logic on the server whenever possible. That doesn't work for webapps that are effectively entirely based on client side reactivity like Figma, though the list of projects that need to work like that is extremely low. Even for those style of apps I do wonder how far something like Phoenix LiveView might go towards the end goal.