Frontend Framework Fatigue: Stop Rewriting Everything!
2025-03-20
A frontend engineer with 20+ years of experience rails against the frontend community's obsession with rewriting applications. He argues that constantly chasing new frameworks wastes valuable time and energy that should be focused on product development. Instead of constantly switching tools, he advocates for deep mastery of core web technologies for long-term success. The over-reliance on frameworks is also making it difficult for new developers to enter the field, hindering web innovation. He calls for a return to web fundamentals to avoid being swept away by the tide of framework churn.
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