In my opinion HTML/CSS/JavaScript is the best interface design technology ever invented. I believe it gets a lot of hate because:
1) Amateurs can use it easily and poorly
2) It is not taught in computer science class
3) HTML/CSS is not programming
4) HTML docs attempt to be responsive/liquid as opposed to traditional screen painters.
These are actually good things (and #2 can be fixed) but they represent a significant philosophical shift that most traditional developers don't want to accept.
1) Amateurs can use it easily and poorly 2) It is not taught in computer science class 3) HTML/CSS is not programming 4) HTML docs attempt to be responsive/liquid as opposed to traditional screen painters.
These are actually good things (and #2 can be fixed) but they represent a significant philosophical shift that most traditional developers don't want to accept.