The Sad State of Web Development
Drew Hamlett
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Whoever thought injecting HTML via Javascript into the DOM was actually a good idea should probably end themselves (or at least correct their mistake).

I already experienced the rush of using jQuery (everything suddenly became so easily animated)… and then rewrote my own jQuery library weighing in under 8kb (compared to 80kb — 160kb, thank you jQuery). The web is changing drastically, but one thing is certain: HTML + CSS is king and Javascript is the court jester. Let’s keep it that way.