the one question that settles plain html with a bit of js vs the rest for a weekend side project

uhh who maintains a small marketing site after you??

I'm the only developer right now, and I know plain HTML with a bit of JS best.

im literally losing my mind here i swear plain is cursed. dumb question but how do i even check the BIOS

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yeahhh for freelance work, think about handoff. The clinet may hire someone else later; a mainstream stack makes that easier and is a genuine service to them.

ahh classic team knowledge beats theoretical advantages 👍 A team fluent in one framework will ship a better product with it than with a better framework theyre learning on the job. worked for me anyway 🤷

ahh classic server-driven approaches like htmx are great for CRUD-heavy internal tools. You keep logic on teh server and avoid a whole client state layer. They get harder when you need rich offline or highly interactive UIs. lmk how it goes

nah tbh i'd argue resume-driven development isn't always bad. Learning a widely used tool on a real project has value, as long as the client isn't paying for your learning curve.