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The Market for Lemons

Alex Russell · 4 February 2023 · 15 min read

A post on infrequently.org, published 4 February 2023, is cited by 34 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 17 October 2026).

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34blogs citing

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First cited6 Feb 2023
Latest citation18 Jan 2026
Words blogs link it with5
Linked with its own title15 of 34 blogs
External links44
Length3,434
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New citing blogs a week, since Feb 2023: 193 weeks, peak 9 a week, latest week 0

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Cited by 34 blogs across 5 subjects: technology 24, life 3, design and making 2, arts and culture 1, society and politics 1, unclassified 3.

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  • the market for lemons15 blogs
  • lost decade2 blogs
  • react2 blogs
  • ### the market for lemons - infrequently noted #### new web services are being built to a self-defeatingly low ux and performance standard, and existing experiences are now pervasively re-developed on unspeakably slow, js-taxed stacks. at a business level, this is a disaster, raising the question: why are new teams buying into stacks that have failed so often before?1 blog
  • #### the market for lemons - infrequently noted new web services are being built to a self-defeatingly low ux and performance standard, and existing experiences are now pervasively re-developed on unspeakably slow, js-taxed stacks. at a business level, this is a disaster, raising the question: why are new teams buying into stacks that have failed… alex russell1 blog

Cited by 34 blogs in 40 posts

One row per blog, the most recently citing first. Each shows the blog's newest citing post; open a row for the others.

dragonflydigest.com1 post
Lazy Reading for 2026/01/18

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at dragonflydigest.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Jan 2026
Home • d00k.net1 post
Design Library • d00k.net

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at d00k.net (opens in a new tab)
19 Sept 2025
Performance Calendar1 post
Top 8 things I want in the Devtools Network Panel

linked as “fruit”

Read at calendar.perfplanet.com (opens in a new tab)
13 Dec 2024
Johan Halse4 posts
The Spice

linked as “fiery screed”

Read at johan.hal.se (opens in a new tab)
2 Dec 2024
3 other posts
Turbo considered harmful

linked as “React”

Read at johan.hal.se (opens in a new tab)
19 Nov 2024
I'm not holding it wrong, YOU'RE holding it wrong

linked as “lost decade”

Read at johan.hal.se (opens in a new tab)
20 Feb 2024
What to expect from your framework

linked as “long and eloquent assault”

Read at johan.hal.se (opens in a new tab)
17 Feb 2023
prepitaph.org2 posts
Readcently: Semmel Roll

linked as “The Market For Lemons”

Read at prepitaph.org (opens in a new tab)
26 Jul 2024
1 other post
Technology as Attractive Nuisance

linked as “structures”

Read at prepitaph.org (opens in a new tab)
31 Dec 2023
Tyler Sticka, Design Leader & Creative Technologist1 post
Burned by My Own Hot Take – Tyler Sticka

linked as “Alex Russell”

Read at tylersticka.com (opens in a new tab)
27 Jun 2024
Elly Loel3 posts
Web Directions Code24: Front-end development's identity crisis

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at ellyloel.com (opens in a new tab)
19 Jun 2024
2 other posts
Front-end development’s identity crisis

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at ellyloel.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Mar 2024
Front-end development’s identity crisis

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at ellyloel.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Mar 2024
exch.gr1 post
Welcome to the new Process Things

linked as “heavy”

Read at exch.gr (opens in a new tab)
13 Jun 2024
xypnox.com1 post
Website Updates 1

linked as “React”

Read at xypnox.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Apr 2024
Julik Tarkhanov1 post
Tool complexity might have a cure: those pesky people who say no

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at blog.julik.nl (opens in a new tab)
19 Mar 2024
newsletter.ownyourweb.site1 post
Own Your Web – Issue 6: The Year of the Personal Website

linked as “### The Market for Lemons - Infrequently Noted #### New web services are being built to a self-defea…”

Read at newsletter.ownyourweb.site (opens in a new tab)
31 Dec 2023
fberriman.com1 post
Month notes, November 2023

linked as “the market for lemons”

Read at fberriman.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Nov 2023
Steve Harrison1 post
OpenAI announcements, dev creates entire web game using ChatGPT, and creating UI components with AI

linked as “#### The Market for Lemons - Infrequently Noted New web services are being built to a self-defeating…”

Read at steveharrison.dev (opens in a new tab)
7 Nov 2023
tommyp.org1 post
Input Me To Death

linked as “plenty of critique”

Read at tommyp.org (opens in a new tab)
12 Sept 2023
Timo Tijhof1 post
An Internet of PHP

linked as “lost decade”

Read at timotijhof.net (opens in a new tab)
4 Sept 2023
dmc1 post
01.30 – 05.02

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at dmc.lol (opens in a new tab)
23 Aug 2023
nilsnh.no1 post
Var dei siste ti åra med JS-rammeverk bortkasta hype?

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at nilsnh.no (opens in a new tab)
20 Mar 2023
jayfreestone.com1 post
Progressive enhancement options for traditional server-rendered sites

linked as “Pushback against React”

Read at jayfreestone.com (opens in a new tab)
3 Mar 2023
seanmcp.com1 post
Farewell Create React App

linked as “the weaknesses are now well documented”

Read at seanmcp.com (opens in a new tab)
28 Feb 2023
spicyweb.dev1 post
The Great Gaslighting of the JavaScript Era

linked as “The Market for Lemons – Alex Russell”

Read at spicyweb.dev (opens in a new tab)
22 Feb 2023
chrlschn.dev1 post
React is the New IBM

linked as “they’ve been selling us — the developers and end users — lemons”

Read at chrlschn.dev (opens in a new tab)
18 Feb 2023
Bruce Lawson1 post
Bruce Lawson's personal site

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at brucelawson.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
17 Feb 2023
a11yweekly.com1 post
Why I'm Not the Biggest Fan of Single Page Applications

linked as “The market for lemons”

Read at a11yweekly.com (opens in a new tab)
13 Feb 2023
Weeknotes - Denis Defreyne1 post
Weeknotes 2023 W06: Loneliness

linked as “The Market for Lemons”

Read at denisdefreyne.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Feb 2023
elver.me1 post
Weeknotes 85: Frontend drama

linked as “Alex Russell’s The Market for Lemons”

Read at elver.me (opens in a new tab)
12 Feb 2023

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