Are websites more unreliable/buggy nowadays than in the past?

  • Posted 2 years ago by foofoo4u
  • 9 points
I have noticed that most websites nowadays are built as SPAs (single page applications), whether they be my local utility company, auto insurance, university, apartment's web portal, hospital, etc. Unfortunately I find all to be a degraded experience. They are slow to load content. Content often fails to dynamically load, forcing a full refresh. The back button frequently fails to give me the behavior I expect. Forms often crash. It seems simple mundane operations of clicking and typing frequently fail.

I don't remember the web being this way. It seems the web was much more stable back when most websites were built as MPAs (multiple page applications).

I am curious to know if others have the same observations. If so, I have my suspicions as to why. I suspect the innate complexity of SPAs are overwhelming the technical staff that run these non-technology companies. For example, do you really think the local county utility agency has the right staff to properly build and maintain an SPA site?

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