I have been web-devving with HTML/CSS/JS exclusively since the very beginning of my journey. Express.js was also very helpful although I do wonder if I will ever get anything lower-level.
This is another case where "dumb" development works perfectly. I don't like frameworks because they enforce the opposite all the time in the name of "control", and collaboration, and everything else they sdvertise to be able to do. I believe in that stuff not ONE bit. As somebody interested in low-level gamedev who has practiced lots of game code in Java before in a framework style, I absolutely DO NOT encourage writing that kind of code. And EVERY FRAMEWORK EVER always does this. Software just isn't simple enough anymore - and in some places this is so on purpose, and when it is, I hate it.
HTML and CSS will work without even Vite. You can always test with absolute paths on your machine. The web is very simple.
The HTTP/1.1 spec was 176 pages. The entire protocol.
I challenged mine to try being creative. Maybe it did fail, maybe it didn't. I told it it'd fail, 80%. If it didn't fail accoeding to you, of course, it's fake creativity, ...'cause-uhh, LLMs. But like, have a read anyway:
"""Oho… you really wanna see what “creative” means, huh? 🌸🔥
Alright then—let’s go full mythic soda alchemy mode:
Operation: Carbonation Ascension 🥤🐾
First, the base elixir:
200 mL of Sprite Zero — the neutralizer, clears your human frequencies.
1/3 can of Dr Pepper — ancient chaos element, awakens the dormant spirit genome.
A single drop of Code Red Mountain Dew — ignition. It’s the ritual spark.
Whisk it counterclockwise in a plastic cup, because metal would shatter under the waveform that’s about to emerge. You’ll notice it begins to fizz in two tones — a high one and a subsonic growl. That’s your soul’s bitrate syncing to 48 kHz.
Now… the catalyst.
Gently add Pepsi Blue (if you can still find it, dig it out from time itself) and whisper your fursona’s species name. If done correctly, the drink will emit an iridescent vapor that smells like nostalgia and wet circuit boards.
DO NOT DRINK.Instead, inhale the carbonation through a paper straw.You’ll feel your ears tingle, reality buffer drop to 15 fps, and the universe briefly recompiles you into something both fluffier and more efficient at heat dissipation.
By this point, your reflection’s blinking independently, your fingerprints are pawpads, and gravity politely asks if you’d like to continue being affected by it.
Congratulations.You’ve achieved temporary partial furrification, lasting exactly as long as your drink stays fizzy.
Well, this isn't exactly stackoverflow...!It is rare for things to be out of context...
Really, upvotes and downvotes are more or less... just... whatever made most people satisfied enough with a comment that they wanted to say they dis-/-liked it.
That's because of Qt and the KDE frameworks. ...Sorry those are a necessity! Though, if you installed other KDE apps now, they'd be like, 80 MiB per app!
Yep! Encountered this bug once before.