[roqi]

> Ironically, many modern SPAs are significantly slower than the traditional apps they replaced.

All software becoming slower is a already a meme. This isn't exactly a SPA issue.

> Sometimes it's regrettable that the webdev truck has no rear-view mirror.

The "software is getting slower" meme was the Hallmark of Java in the server when it was released in the 90s. This is nothing new, or specific to web dev.

Also, I feel you're grossly misrepresenting the problem. Reddit's mobile page is considerably slower than the old reddit page, but it's perceived performance is quite good. All posts are cached and instead of full page reloads it just switches content virtually instantly.

It might be fancy to shit on everyone else's work, but this only happens if you lack objectiveness and sincerity.