Knowing Your TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)

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Argues that cutting dependencies uncovers hidden liabilities beneath node_modules and reduces supply chain risk illustrated by left-pad and event-stream breakages; recommends treating developer experience as a spectrum rather than defaulting to frameworks, using the browser and MDN plus tooling like Mocha and ESLint and projects such as Greenwood.js; reports measurable developer feedback lag from TypeScript compiles, claims fewer tools give faster refreshes, easier maintenance, and workable upscaling paths.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:52Setting Sail
3. 8:01The Inverse Iceberg
4. 15:47Technical Accounting
5. 22:48The Spectrum of Developer Experience

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