I actually really like the dev experience in React - it's fun, and who doesn't have fun at work?
However I'm not really convinced that SPAs, as a solution, are really in users' best interest, you know? For things that are actual applications, sure (Jira, Evernote web, Google Sheets, etc.), but for a static content or ecommerce sites... I'm not so sure.
As far as I can tell, it increases load times, complexity, processor use, battery drain, and data usage. That's fine for anyone making a developer's salary, but it makes your site a lot harder to use for anyone who can't afford a current-gen phone or a nice data plan.
Agree, but that's another question. I assume/hope that developers using React etc. responsibly, and not for static content leaflet pages and such. For practise ok, but not for end-user-focused products.
Just sort of musing here:
I actually really like the dev experience in React - it's fun, and who doesn't have fun at work?
However I'm not really convinced that SPAs, as a solution, are really in users' best interest, you know? For things that are actual applications, sure (Jira, Evernote web, Google Sheets, etc.), but for a static content or ecommerce sites... I'm not so sure.
As far as I can tell, it increases load times, complexity, processor use, battery drain, and data usage. That's fine for anyone making a developer's salary, but it makes your site a lot harder to use for anyone who can't afford a current-gen phone or a nice data plan.
Agree, but that's another question. I assume/hope that developers using React etc. responsibly, and not for static content leaflet pages and such. For practise ok, but not for end-user-focused products.
Fair point! I've definitely worked with codebases that turned me off an entire platform (Android comes to mind).