Modern web development is drowning in excess. This essay challenges the unquestioned dominance of Single Page Applications and explores how the industry’s obsession with frameworks has created bloated, fragile, and energy-hungry systems. Kill the Bloat makes a provocative case for rethinking the foundations of front-end architecture through simplicity, efficiency, and user-centered design. By comparing SPAs, Server-Side Rendering, and emerging hybrid models, it reveals how less complexity can lead to faster, greener, and more sustainable innovation. A must-read for anyone questioning whether our web stack serves progress — or vanity.
Read the essay at The Simplicity-First Philosophy publication.
