The forgotten joy of 'node app.js': simplicity in modern development

The simplicity of launching an app with 'node app.js' disappeared with modern build tool complexity (webpack, Vite, Next.js).

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This evolution brought necessary optimizations but sacrificed the fluidity of rapid 2010s development.

The article proposes reclaiming that immediacy without losing contemporary tooling benefits.

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