Comment by osrec

It is annoying to see titles such as this, since SPAs are most certainly not a mistake (the article itself points out that the Youtube SPA is not a mistake).

The truth is most devs struggle to implement SPAs well. To implement an SPA well, you need to understand browser APIs extremely well (such as the History API), and in my experience, most devs don't, hence the broken back buttons etc.

To me, there is nothing nicer than a well made SPA, and often, the best SPAs are faster and lighter than the desktop apps they replace. I believe they are the best way to deliver software in the current age, and the sandbox that the browser offers actually provides users with a more secure execution environment than traditional software delivery mechanisms.

I personally LOVE SPAs.