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Discussion on: What has the Marko Team Been Doing all These Years?

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Some things to consider:

Pure Speculation:

I suppose during 2013 and beyond there was an enormous push to implement applications in the browser (native envy) especially as the Web was still primarily consumed via desktop computers - maintaining the appeal of the completely client-side rendered SPA concept. SSR was an afterthought only addressed by Next,js in late 2016.

Marko at the time focused largely on server side rendering with streaming and asynchronous rendering support - rather than a move towards client-side SPA. So at the time it didn't satisfy the predominating "shiny object syndrome" even though it was extending the reach of the server into the client - which could be advantageous in a market where the web is more frequently consumed from low-spec client devices.