Keep it simple! How to apply KISS principle in modern frontend
summary
Argues that mighty frameworks often add unnecessary complexity and shows concrete alternatives: a working repo that mixes Backbone models with React hooks, a vanilla approach using vanilla modern JavaScript custom elements, and an example replacing device‑detector with one line. Claims about tradeoffs include that 80 percent of back‑office systems use simple REST APIs, that Preact can be a 3 KB React‑compatible UI, and a lean stack of tiny libraries often outperforms full frameworks.
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- 0:00Start
- 2:51Software developers. For the web.
- 23:58Ask one question
- 24:40Battery included frameworks
- 27:08Keep it lean
- 30:46Performance?
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