In summary, the OP concluded frontend design has gotten easier though abstracting browser compatibility (i.e. compiled javascript frameworks).
The software stack is a natural phenomenon that adds to web design's complexity. Ever changing and never complacent, it continues to shape new features that weren't conceivable in the past.
The software stack is a natural phenomenon that adds to web design's complexity. Ever changing and never complacent, it continues to shape new features that weren't conceivable in the past.