What is a runtime environment if not just another word for "framework?" If this guy wants to move away from the clunk and junk of web frameworks, how about actually building from scratch using pure HTML and CSS?
seansh•3h ago
The frontend is in pure HTML and CSS. But we can't build the server with HTML and CSS. These are markup languages. We still need a programming language. Now of course you could pick something with a thinner runtime like C instead of js on node.js, but there's no escaping a runtime.
Frameworks and runtimes though very similar technically, are different conceptually. Frameworks dictate a structure (a framwork) for how code is written (think React components) whereas runtimes are more concerned with letting you run the code and interface with the underlying platform (think libc).
0xEF•2h ago
This is a concise and informative answer, thanks. I'll revisit my assumptions about the differences as a result.
0xEF•3h ago
seansh•3h ago
Frameworks and runtimes though very similar technically, are different conceptually. Frameworks dictate a structure (a framwork) for how code is written (think React components) whereas runtimes are more concerned with letting you run the code and interface with the underlying platform (think libc).
0xEF•2h ago