this is just JSON RPC? The "constantly serialize and deserialize it" statement is totally untrue too... The frontend makes 6 XHR calls just to render a single page and they're all just JSON. The idea of the frontend 'just calling' the backend with no API boundary is nothing short of atrocious for security.

The only feasible logical end to this is ASP, which was an interesting idea when it was launched 19 years ago