Open-source alternatives to popular SaaS tools
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It makes me a little sad about the greater state of software development. Each app cobbles together so much, is so it's own distinct entity.
It'd be so nice to have a more common framework to work within. I realize very much the strength of open source is it's diversity & I don't want a conquest, only one option. But every app here is so so different. They are all webapps with totally novel route structures & patterns. There is so little in common. I wish we had better ways to create higher level protocols & practices to let there be a little more uniformity.
We need both freedom & framework. We had a lot more to explore & become, that the narrow path would not have brought us.
Just a personal bais but I think the ssr craze is reactionary & overblown. We need better front end framing & data architectures most of all.