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   Alex Russell (slightlyoff@toot.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 02:55:10 JST Alex Russell

   PMs/EMs: I'm *begging* you to stop needing my services. I do *not* want to hear from your team! They're probably lovely, but your website drowning in JavaScript isn't, like, a novel challenge. I've seen *dozens* of identical patients, and it's alternatively boring and heartbreaking.

   So, please, keep yourself from ending up in the long line of folks I have to check in on regularly who are *still* digging out from JS disasters. Don't add yours to the list of low-velocity orgs, mired in script.

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     Alex Russell (slightlyoff@toot.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 02:55:09 JST Alex Russell

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     *"But our team knows React..."*

     THAT IS NOT A THING. They don't know "React", they're on a continual treadmill[1] of React sub-variants, bundler configuration micro-languages, and one-off plugin amalgamations.

     THERE IS NO INDUSTRY STANDARD REACT STACK. IT DOES NOT EXIST OUTSIDE OF TOYS.

     And if your website is a toy, why would you let that nonsense anywhere *near* the door when simpler, cheaper options have always existed?

     [1]: https://polotek.net/posts/the-frontend-treadmill/

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     Alex Russell (slightlyoff@toot.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2024 02:55:10 JST Alex Russell

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     And dear *effing* lord, do *NOT* let React anywhere near your codebase in 2024. At least make new mistakes.