Independence does not mean doing every task alone. It means keeping meaningful control while people, tools, services, and accessible interfaces provide the support that makes work and daily life possible.
“Use the platform” is good advice, but it ignores history, documentation, team habits, and the pleasure of building things yourself. Native HTML and CSS can remove whole classes of bugs, while carefully chosen libraries still earn their place.
98.css is a CSS-only design system for creating faithful Windows 98-style interfaces using semantic HTML. Build retro buttons, checkboxes, radio groups, and group boxes with accessible markup—no custom UI scripting required.
Fast-tapping a rotate button shows a key UX failure: some UIs provide haptic/audio feedback but then ignore taps while animation runs. A button should accept user intent (via buffering or interrupting animations) rather than forcing users to wait for smooth visuals.