Well written with simple and clear explanations. I found this as a timely complementary/addon to another recent HN thread, "The modern web is becoming unusable" :
Coincidentally, some of these principles are similar to what we have to apply for our B2B software, as a lot of the target audience are in a similar age group as author, continuing to work on older hardware. Having to continuously explain this to young developers entering the workforce is not easy, as the implications of various tech decisions and their impact on customers is not always obvious to them.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21848468
Coincidentally, some of these principles are similar to what we have to apply for our B2B software, as a lot of the target audience are in a similar age group as author, continuing to work on older hardware. Having to continuously explain this to young developers entering the workforce is not easy, as the implications of various tech decisions and their impact on customers is not always obvious to them.