JavaScript broke the web (and called it progress)

https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/javascript-broke-the-web-and-called-it-progress/

• Today, we optimise for “DX” – developer experience. Not user experience. Not performance. Not outcomes

• This isn’t evolution. It’s self-inflicted complexity.

• This isn’t accidental. It’s cultural. We’ve created an industry where complexity is celebrated. Where cleverness is rewarded. Where engineering sophistication is valued more than clarity, usability, or commercial effectiveness.