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70%+ of the web is putting text on screen and responding to user interactions, 25%+ is spyware and advertising, and the last 5% are cool applications. How complicated should that really be?

This is a good example of why I gave up a career as a JavaScript developer after 15 years. I got tired of fighting stupid, but even stupid woefully unqualified people need to make 6 figures spinning their wheels to justify their existence.



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