A recent prominent example is that "Hey.com UI is 100% HTML" [2]. Other compelling examples that I've seen are: "It’s perceivably faster to load 8.5 megabytes of HTML than it is to load a single tweet with a client-side React app." [3] or LOW←TECH MAGAZINE, a "solar-powered website" [4].
The numerous examples show that this is a trend now. I am looking for other compelling examples and explorations of this trend.
Do you think it is an important trend to copy, or mostly irrelevant gimmick (similar to code golf excercises)?
[1] https://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23536517 [3] https://twitter.com/zachleat/status/1169998370041208832 [4] https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about.html
They have blogged about this a few times:
Building a resilient frontend using progressive enhancement (Dec 2019)
https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressi...
Here is a much earlier (2013) blog article but still relevant
How many people are missing out on JavaScript enhancement? (Oct 2013)
https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2013/10/21/how-many-people-are-missi...
These things are not set in motion based out of need from the average developer, we have to examine the trends in conference talks to pinpoint who is controlling the zeitgeist here.
The JavaScript Illuminati is real.