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The simplicity of this site is so exciting to me.

I’m looking through the lens of nostalgia for the internet around 2000, but I often I wish we could return to this sort of world of lightweight and simple web design.




I was thinking that. And really chuffed to see things like

  $(function(){  
    $(".rollovers a").hover(function(){  
      $(this).children("span").fadeOut();  
    }, function(){  
      $(this).children("span").fadeIn();  
    })    
  });


Now introducing a brand new, declarative framework built for interoperability and ease of use. Forget bundling, transpiring, packaging, dependency management – and don’t even think about worrying about CJS vs ESM vs AMD vs UMD vs SystemJS vs …, just include this one <script> and reference $ to your heart’s content.


Even better, the JS is now scoped to the current view! And routing is now folder based.


We can, but it involves building your own websites, or volunteering for local organizations / charities / etc to build them, or pushing for simple website designs at your employer. The latter likely won't work due to branding and there being 10-100x as much budget available as strictly needed for an informational website.


I suppose the internet hasn't been very fast down there, and nobody has time to load dozens of scripts and tracking beacons when their science lab is on fire.


Raw clarity and focus




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