>>t Joe Average doesn't want to write Javascript/jQuery but he/she does want to be able to create simple data apps, or even leverage their own niche with a simple idea that can help pay for a new house
Maybe so.
I once told a very successful client that doing a project to meet his standards would be difficult and that other, less elegant approaches would be simpler and less expensive.
His reply: If I wanted to do things that are not difficult, I'd be working for the Post Office.
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.