I get where you're coming from but your comment boils down in favor of unoptimized and insecure code. And I can't agree with that.
I would also point out that the web is the most backwards-compatible platform of all time and Alice and Bob can continue doing their thing for as long as they want.
The tools that professionals use today are an abstraction to increase efficiency and reduce code reuse, in the same way most programmers don't code assembly or C anymore. I'm not sure every part of the modern web stack is a universal good, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm more pleased coding on the web today than I was hacking together a Geocities page in my teenage years.
I would also point out that the web is the most backwards-compatible platform of all time and Alice and Bob can continue doing their thing for as long as they want.
The tools that professionals use today are an abstraction to increase efficiency and reduce code reuse, in the same way most programmers don't code assembly or C anymore. I'm not sure every part of the modern web stack is a universal good, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm more pleased coding on the web today than I was hacking together a Geocities page in my teenage years.