I have very similar feelings to the author. I think it was back in 2019ish that I gave up on React & co for good. Since then I have built a number of web apps on a relatively spartan stack of Actix, Tera and HTMX, and they have all stood the test of maintainability over time and have a core group of diehard users.
Last week I shipped another new web app[1] I got an idea for in <24h to closed alpha testers and in <7d to a public beta with no issues or fanfare.
Perhaps part of the increased velocity is my having gone deep and learned the ins and outs of this stack over multiple years and projects, but it is important to note that I probably would never have gained this level of mastery over these tools if I were constantly being hit with what the author calls "dependency management fatigue".
Last week I shipped another new web app[1] I got an idea for in <24h to closed alpha testers and in <7d to a public beta with no issues or fanfare.
Perhaps part of the increased velocity is my having gone deep and learned the ins and outs of this stack over multiple years and projects, but it is important to note that I probably would never have gained this level of mastery over these tools if I were constantly being hit with what the author calls "dependency management fatigue".
[1]: https://blucerne.app