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Why don't more developers 'use the platform'?

Source: JavaScript Weekly ·

#​805 — October 6, 2026 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Why Don't More Developers 'Use the Platform'? — A thoughtful look at why we often rebuild what browsers already offer, from someone usually on the platform's side. It kicked off an extensive Hacker News discussion , with many arguing native controls and APIs are too limited or awkward to depend on. Nolan Lawson Free Course: Build Ambitious Modern Interfaces Faster with OpenAI Codex — Join Katia Gil Guzman for this free Codex course and learn how agentic coding has changed frontend development. You'll cover setup, prompting, feedback, sk

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