Ep. #49: FE is complex, can we make it simpler?

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of frontend development and questions whether it can be simplified.

Frontend has gone from FTP to the frameworks war, to complicated pipelines with hundreds of node modules. Why did we do this? Is it getting better? Should we do something about it? Follow us: - Chucho Castañeda https://x.com/honupo - Ricard Torres https://ricard.social/@dev

People in this episode

Hosts: Chucho Castañeda, Ricard Torres

Topics covered

• frontend development
• technology complexity
• frameworks
• node modules
• development pipelines

Keywords

• frontend
• technology
• frameworks
• node modules
• development pipelines

More episodes of Frontend Coffee Break - Podcast

• Ep. #55: CSS is getting a boost in 2026 · February 11, 2026 · 34 min
• Ep. #54: From "Works on Chrome" to "Works on Web" · December 9, 2025 · 28 min
• Ep. #53: The raise of the amateur website and AI · December 1, 2025 · 27 min
• Ep. #52: The Importance of Taking Time Off · November 26, 2025 · 29 min
• Ep. #51: The State of the Framework in 2025 · October 22, 2025 · 29 min
• Ep. #50: How to deal with impossible deadlines · September 16, 2025 · 32 min