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But if you insist on this crusty bonafides peen measuring contest I got started serving php via cgi on apache deployed with scp.

It's somewhat amusing to see people complain about the supposedly increasing complexity of web development. Sorry-not-sorry it's not that bad or even that complex. In fact things are far easier and less complex then they were just a few years ago and improvements continue at a rapid pace (modern browser module support, vitejS, ESbuild). I don't even need to use babeljs anymore whereas just a few years ago it would have been required for cross browser support.

Developers as a cohort love to feel themselves and ego trip about how smart they are until they hit something they don't understand immediately and suddenly it's too complex and they have to write 5k words bemoaning webpack configs as the worst thing ever.

I think the problem is actually the opposite and things are way too easy now because, like anything in life, effectively simple web development requires self discipline and simplifying abstractions like React make it too easy to just throw shit at the wall and see if it resembles a working webapp and then I end up having to maintain a lot of seemingly working apps that are an absolute mess of tightly coupled spaghetti code with no clear architectural design whatsoever but product thinks it works because the side effects show up at the right time.

As the abbot and the warlord sat in the courtyard pleasantly chatting and drinking tea, they were distracted by an argument between a novice and a senior monk. The novice was complaining that the meditation technique given him by the senior monk was ineffective and worthless. "It cannot teach me how to concentrate much less meditate," shouted the novice. "Give me a more reliable technique."

Observing that the argument was distressing his old master, the warlord stood and said, "Please, Master, allow me to help this young man." When the master nodded his assent, the warlord summoned six of his archers.

The warlord then filled his teacup to the brim and carefully handed it to the novice. "Take this cup of tea," he ordered, "and without spilling a single drop, carry it around the entire periphery of this courtyard."

As the novice took the cup the warlord commanded his archers, "Follow him! If he spills a single drop, shoot him!" The archers drew their bows and began to walk beside the novice who, in the next twenty minutes, learned how to concentrate.

Dear Friends, there is no substitute for determination. Enlightenment is a serious matter. It can never be attained with a casual or lax attitude. You must be determined to succeed and you must be resourceful in your determination."

EMPTY CLOUD - THE TEACHINGS OF XU YUN

Tic-tac-toe against a monte carlo strategist on iOS. Wrote the gameplay code years ago - nothing sophisticated just Apple GameplayKit, pretty dumb strategist but every once in a while it gets lucky. Dusted it off and launched it in the App Store just for something to do during the lockdowns last year. I'm still adding to it because I'm using it as a platform to test some augmented reality gameplay and learn motion graphics that I am using in a new game I have in the works now.

Surprisingly it has been getting a tiny bit of traction without any marketing.

https://hbrascend.org/topics/research-insecure-managers-dont...

- Catch 22

I use rollup for libraries and webpack only for fullblown frontend projects for precisely this reason.