On: Speed Is the Killer Feature

[gonzo41]

You actually want what you can afford. A shitty product in the market beats a great product on localhost.

[skohan → gonzo41]

A lot of the problems with web development have nothing to do with time to market. There's no technical reason you could not have a toolset which is just as easy to use, but far more performant.

[lostcolony → skohan]

So if it isn't easier to use, and less performant, why are these poor toolsets being chosen?

[skohan → lostcolony]

History and inertia

[lostcolony → skohan]

That would explain why they continue to be used after initial adoption. It doesn't explain why they were initially chosen if there were better options using something that already existed.

History and inertia also are nearly synonymous with "easier to use" in this context.

[jonathlee → lostcolony]

Because its the new hotness.