A BRIEF HISTORY OF WEB DEVELOPMENT. AND WHY YOUR FRAMEWORK DOESN'T MATTER

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Web development started with simple HTML and CSS. Eventually, client-side JavaScript allowed for more dynamic websites. The need for SEO and performance led to the creation of server-side rendering and frameworks like Next.js. JavaScript's shortcomings led to TypeScript and Svelte. At the end of the day, the core goal of all these evolutions was to create enjoyable user experiences, so the tools being used don't matter much.