Whenever I build something on the web, I can't help but feel like I'm dealing with a word processor. A very advanced one, but nevertheless still a word processor at its heart. Coming from native apps, I despise the idea of text just being out there without a TextView or something.
That’s exactly what it feels like. A word processor distorted into an application development platform. With nearly 30 years of technical debt as well.
This is becoming untenable. The web has only gotten more and more difficult for novice users and developers alike to publish onto. That spells doom for the web in the long run.
I know exactly what you’re talking about from when I transitioned to web dev, but I feel that much less these days with TypeScript (done well) and VS Code. It’s actually a pretty decent experience even if it does feel like a bit of a facade over the top. Once you’ve got all your setup and dependencies sorted of course…
Same here, that is why when coding Web apps, I gladly take the back seat, and although I tend to rant about WebAssembly, I am grateful for it bringing Flash like development back.
I also miss Flash.