> Adding another layer of abstraction on top of everything else isn't going to help anyone

Ignoring the point that the frameworks we already use are major abstractions on top of abstractions, if this new "abstraction" truly eliminates the complexities of client-server-client it will greatly benefit developers and users alike.

A good many (most?) of the bugs and performance problems (and security lapses) in today's complex webapps is due to the complexities of managing this client-server divide. Even when the developer does things right according to docs and examples, it's possible to end up with a system which does not perform well without solid understanding of what's happening in at the endpoints and in the middle and clever optimizations to solve the special needs.