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Podcast: JavaScript Jabber
Episode: Why We’re Building the Front End Wrong (and How to Fix It) - JSJ 688
Description: In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, I sit down with Delaney Gilliland to dive into why most of us are building the front end wrong—and what a faster, leaner, and simpler alternative could look like. We explore his background in game development and military applications, which gave him a unique perspective on web performance and real-time data challenges. That perspective ultimately led him to create Datastar, a new framework designed to rethink the way we approach front-end development.We talk about the limitations of SPAs, the promise (and pitfalls) of tools like HTMX and Turbo, and how Da...