I've been enjoying working with htmz and fastify. There's a certain point where it becomes a bit challenging to work with so it's definitely not the silver bullet I fantasize about.

Like there's this point of complexity where database migrations are scary... projects like Redwoodjs have a solution for that, basically documented migrations as code, but there is a huge dependency list for that library that I don't want to touch.

Then there's a similar project, Blitz.js which is like a springboard into React, abstracting the setup and scaffolding. Same deal with huge blobs of code.

I think the real problem is that we don't understand the problem of webapps from a first principles approach.

Like, the problem isn't defined so the solution is all wonky, formless, never agreed upon, and constantly evolving.

A big problem I'm having with my Next.js/React (futureporn.net) app right now is data fetching and pagination. Whyyy must I solve this solved problem again and again?

I long for the day when there is a strong foundation to build on. Gimme a framework that lets me focus on the user experience, not the data structures and fetching 😆

Half the time I implement a shoddy solution and end up wishing I'd picked Drupal