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A korrentour reading

The complexity of a JavaScript bundling and transpiling toolchain is a bargain worth making, and the right default for building web applications.

Drawn from what David Heinemeier Hansson said, then moved away from

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What David Heinemeier Hansson actually said

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    David Heinemeier Hansson 12 Aug 2021

    Five years later, the facts on the ground have finally changed. I no longer believe that this bargain is worth it for most new applications.

    Modern web apps without JavaScript bundling or transpilingworld.hey.com

First recorded here 12 Aug 2021 · How quotes work

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