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The thing that backend devs don't realize is that frontend is not easy. A frontend dev builds something that will be used by a HUMAN, while a backend dev builds something that will be used by a PROGRAM. Related to the comment, things were changing a lot because there is not one single way to do things, as in iOS/Android. There is no standard imposed by a huge private company like Apple or Google. Everyone is free to…
What's so unusual about the current web platform is that none of the technologies involved were actually created for the task they are being used for right now. HTML wasn't meant to build interactive application UIs. CSS wasn't meant to do layouting (or if it was it was done so badly that the intention is unrecognisable). HTTP wasn't meant to carry fine grained API calls. JavaScript wasn't meant to do large scale app…
1) What was CSS meant to do if not layouting?
2) What should we have used instead of HTML for building interactive application UI's?
3) What advantage does using the right language for the right job confer?
I'm a beginner so please excuse any ignorance on my part.