Please share some examples of webpages with data to be wrangled that support this statement:
"The reality is that shit is hard, doesn't scale (classic blocking for-loop or async saturation), and comes with thorny maintenance/security issues."
Every web user's needs are different. One person might have a task that they struggle to accomplish while another might have one that presents no major challenges. As a web user, I transform web pages to CSV or SQL. I log HTTP and network requests. I do this for free using open source software. No web browser needed. No docker image needed. Works on both Linux and BSD.
For me, the web is a dataset from which I retrieve data/information. "Tech" companies want to the web to be more like a video game, with visuals and constant interactivity.
"The reality is that shit is hard, doesn't scale (classic blocking for-loop or async saturation), and comes with thorny maintenance/security issues."
Every web user's needs are different. One person might have a task that they struggle to accomplish while another might have one that presents no major challenges. As a web user, I transform web pages to CSV or SQL. I log HTTP and network requests. I do this for free using open source software. No web browser needed. No docker image needed. Works on both Linux and BSD.
For me, the web is a dataset from which I retrieve data/information. "Tech" companies want to the web to be more like a video game, with visuals and constant interactivity.