I love Pi but I am sceptical of their claim to minimalism. New tools often make such claims as an excuse for not having a lot of features. You didn't want those features anyway! As they mature, the features and complexity creep in and before you know it, the pitch changes to more of a full stack one.
I don't mind though, because I think either way it leads to a better design under the hood when things are built to be modular.
It's not minimalistic in the way you're suggesting. Their are tons of extensions listed on pi.dev that give you all the extra features you could want. You just don't need them. The harness is very capable with just the 4 primary tools. The minimalism is a claim on the harness architecture, not the number of lines of code or the capabilities of the harness.
zmmmmm · · focus · HN ↗
I don't mind though, because I think either way it leads to a better design under the hood when things are built to be modular.
ecocentrik · · focus · HN ↗