Let the debate begin (again)! This time we’re arguing whether or not single-page apps were a big mistake. This premise was inspired by Chris Ferdinandi’s SPAs were a mistake post. Divya & Nick represent Team Yep and KBall goes solo on Team Nope. Jerod, as per our usual arrangement, is on Team Winner.

Let the debate begin (again)! This time we’re arguing whether or not single-page apps were a big mistake. This premise was inspired by Chris Ferdinandi’s SPAs were a mistake post.


Divya & Nick represent Team Yep and KBall goes solo on Team Nope. Jerod, as per our usual arrangement, is on Team Winner.

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Featuring:


Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedInDivya – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteNick Nisi – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteKevin Ball – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Show Notes:



SPAs were a mistake
Holla! RemixConf May 24-25

Previous YepNope debates:

Should websites work without JS?
Is modern JS tooling too complicated?
Should we rebrand JavaScript?
Are web apps fundamentally different than web sites?

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