> Just as a carpenter doesn't use a hammer to saw, we as a profession should strive to use the right tool for the right job

I think this is a gross misunderstanding of the complexity of tools available to carpenters. Use a saw. Sure, electric, hand powered? Bandsaw, chop saw, jigsaw, scrollsaw? What about using CAD to control the saw?

> Suddenly there is no build step anymore

How do you handle making sure the JS you write works on all the browsers you want to support? Likewise for CSS: do you use something like autoprefixer? Or do you just memorize all the vendor prefixes?

As far as browser prefixes go, you know that browser vendors have largely stopped using those? Not even recently, that process started already way back in 2016. Chances are that if you are using prefixes in 2024 you are supporting browsers versions who, by all logic, should no longer have internet access because of all the security implications....

Htmx works on all browsers I want to support.

I don't use any prefixed CSS and haven't for many years.

Last time I did knowingly and voluntarily was about a decade ago.