At some point Linkedin changed their site from something that at least worked to some javascript that i can actually watch loading and assembling the page because it's so slow.
And you expect ... support for internationalized domain names?
When this happens is it literally just companies trying to save money so they only need to hire JS developers?
Or are static sites not webscale anymore? The web framework I use for my personal stuff just takes templates in and fills it with whatever a request requires, and it's definitely easier than dealing with JS wat-isms.
I think it’s more related to “tribes” than anything else. A great designer that can do passable js is going to be more valuable to a company on the front end, and a great dev that does quality work that will last for 5 years without refactoring is more valuable to a company on the backend, while a great “full stack” engineer is more valuable to the company helping multiple teams in a DevOps role. Not to mention that those folks will naturally gravitate towards those distinct roles.
Over time, the frontend design types will want more control over what they can and can’t do userland, and nobody else gives a damn because it doesn’t affect their day-to-day and in many cases makes their codebase cleaner / more “pure” because UI concerns get really messy for a variety of reasons.
It also generally feels safest to a company to put junior programmers on the frontend where even if they mess something up, at least the whole underlying system won’t be hosed. That allows juniors and mids to build chops more rapidly.
... or combat people, you know, actually checking their linkedin accounts once in a while?
I'm not actively looking for a job. I used to check linkedin randomly like twice per week to see what happens. After their new slow motion interface, that changed to once every 3 months. Sorry, recruiters with incredible opportunities.
And you expect ... support for internationalized domain names?