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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Jan 29, 2025

Using all the HTML, Running State of the Browser and "Modern" is Rubbish

Chris Heilmann , Daniel Cranney , David Letorey

AI coding agents risk building a generation of illiterate programmers. Ditch over-engineered JavaScript platforms and embrace the native web platform using built-in APIs and semantic HTML.

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