"Everything we do to make it harder to create a website or edit a web page, and harder to learn to code by viewing source, promotes that consumerist vision of the web.
Pretending that one needs a team of professionals to put simple articles online will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Overcomplicating the web means lifting up the ladder that used to make it possible for people to teach themselves and surprise everyone with unexpected new ideas."
idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm
@grainloom i have so many mixed feelings about that essay.
@nightpool @grainloom i wanna hear the Mixed Feelings tbh
@er1n @grainloom my meta-level mixed feelings are mostly "maciej says some really smart stuff sometimes but he's also a huge asshole". for my specific mixed feelings on that essay see the linked tumblr post
@nightpool @er1n @grainloom linked tumblr post?
this is interesting I've never heard of thise person.
@nightpool @er1n @grainloom ah found it...im curious now....will add to the pile.
@LottieVixen @er1n @grainloom i mean it's probably not that interesting unless you have specific opinions on HTTP requests and modern website optimization but I linked it in another reply to the root post.