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0 pointsthruflo225y ago0 comments

Yeah, CRUD is a solved problem but you still have to do it.

Mapping state to the database is to web dev what applying paint to the canvas is to painting. It’s how you do it that counts. Saying otherwise is overly reductionist.

Frameworks exist that abstract CRUD away. But you end up sacrificing UX and / or flexibility.

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pydry5y ago

Picking the right level and nature of abstraction for the problem at hand is something of an art. Too high and you'll straitjacket yourself. Too low and you'll spend most of your time maintaining ugly boilerplate.

One of the many reasons why CRUD is way harder than its reputation credits it with.

ska5y ago

I suspect their point is more: if it's a solved problem, why do we keep making new ways to do it?

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