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vrk.dev is a personal blog at vrk.dev about web and programming. Since 2019, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often “Why is modern web development so complicated?”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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2019–2022first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 2 in 2019

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Why HN links it

HN readers link this blog for a 2019 post on why modern web development is confusing, which one commenter called a great introduction for someone returning to web development after 15 years.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

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Most-linked posts?

  1. Why is modern web development so complicated?
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2019-08-07

What Hacker News says?

  1. rajeshp1986 · 2019-08-09Recommends
    I can understand your frustration as I am currently in the same spot. I saw this post[0] in HN yesterday which is great introduction to the modern web development. I hope the author writes a 2nd part to the blog post. [0] - https://www.vrk.dev/2019/07/11/why-is-modern-web-development...

    Comment linking /2019/07/11/why-is-modern-web-development-so-complicated-a-long-yet-hasty-explanation-part-1/

    on “Ask HN: Modern day web development for someone who last did it 15 years ago”
  2. Submitted Why is modern web development so complicated? as a story · 819 points

    HN discussion
  3. Submitted Why is modern web development so complicated? Part 1 (2019) as a story · 6 points

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