Withered Technology

Though Nintendo employs more-modern technologies now, they are still criticized for not having the most-modern technologies that their rivals are all-too-happy to include, often at the cost of compatibility, affordability, and energy efficiency.

This is not a condemnation of using cutting-edge technology. But if given the choice, I prefer “lateral thinking with withered technology.” I think that’s a great philosophy to consider when making anything.

“Lateral thinking with withered technology” is how I approach building websites. Use battle-tested, slow moving frameworks that don’t depend on a cornucopia of vulnerable third party plugins. :cough cough wordpress react cough sneeze:

HTML and CSS are going nowhere, and vanilla JS can do virtually anything you need these days. Render your stuff server side and keep the client side lightweight.