Stop the Insanity
While everyone else is busy downloading the internet to display "Hello World", we're getting back to basics. Remember when websites actually worked? When they loaded fast? When they didn't require a computer science degree to maintain?
We do. And we're not going back to the dark side.
- Semantic HTML - because markup means something
- Progressive Enhancement - not "JavaScript or die"
- Accessibility First - for all users, not just the lucky ones
- Performance by Default - not as an afterthought
The Philosophy
Here's a radical idea: websites should work. All of them. For everyone. On every device. Even with JavaScript disabled. Even on a slow connection. Even for people using assistive technologies.
If your website needs a build process to say "Hello World", you're doing it wrong.
HTML was designed to be resilient. CSS was designed to enhance. JavaScript was designed to add behavior. Stop treating them like they're all the same thing.
What's Coming
no-build.com will be your antidote to modern web development madness:
- Reality Checks
- Why your 500KB JavaScript bundle to render a contact form is embarrassing
- Practical Solutions
- How to build fast, accessible websites without the framework circus
- Accessibility Education
- Making the web work for everyone - not just keyboard-wielding twenty-somethings
- Performance Truth
- Your users don't care about your developer experience. They care about speed.
The Web That Works
Every day, millions of developers choose complexity over simplicity, bloat over performance, and exclusion over accessibility. They cargo-cult the latest framework, copy-paste from Stack Overflow, and wonder why their websites are slow, broken, and hostile to anyone who isn't exactly like them.
There's a better way. It's older than React. It's simpler than Angular. It's faster than Vue. It's called HTML.
Welcome to the resistance.