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		dogleash on Jan 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why did Frontend development explode in co... >I'm a Windows developer and as such I'm biased, but I think Windows apps are dramatically easier to write than web apps. I agree that the developer-facing usability of a good desktop GUI toolkit runs circles around whatever webdev is these days, but the barrier to entry for a completely new programmer is certainly a lot higher than HTML.

rescbr on Jan 2, 2023 [–]

That's why I miss good ol' VB6.

Spaghetti code? Yeah, not only that, but the whole pasta menu. On Error Resume Next.

The barrier to entry were none to zero.

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