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Really fantastic writeup by @moh-kohn.eurosky.social about the power of HTML-first sites (and @astro.build!) My humble opinion is that 90% of websites don't need Next.js, React, or other hefty client-side frameworks—they just need static pages and the occasional form

This linked article—about a woman applying for housing benefits using the web browser on a PSP—is going to be in my head for awhile

When i first built oaklandca.gov back in 2018 i tested the site at Oakland’s Public Library, and tried weird browsers like using my PS3 or PS4, and then ended up also testing in 2022. Made sure everything at the time ran with *just* HTML and server side rendering via @craftcms.com.

Sad that the agency that came in and pushed me out later moved the whole thing to a third-party SaaS, because it really made me happy knowing that the site i developed was battle tested and would work no matter what kind of browser you threw at it.

It's always sad to see work like that get lost or scrapped when new teams take over. Accessibility is often one of the first things to go.

For certain. It’s definitely one of those flashpoints in history that you know life would have gone a *very* different way. i was up for a staff (pensioned permanent employee) position in 2019 right before lockdown happened and had that not happened, i would have remained the site’s steward.