Per usual, @nolan is on the same wavelength about frontend's culture of data-free assertions. But also (per usual), he has done a much deeper dive, generating wonderful data to show just how threadbare the "we have to use Framework X because the LLMs trained on it" claims are. Brilliant article covering some of the absolute tosh Over Reactors said to me *this week*:
https://nolanlawson.com/2026/10/28/the-ai-cost-of-javascript-frameworks/
@slightlyoff @nolan I feel like a silly goose just accepting the "LLMs do better with this framework" argument despite them not being my desirable approach personally.
I wonder at what stage things switch as complexity ramps.