Mar 14, 2025 · If you’ve been in web development for more than five minutes, you know the drill. Every few months, a new JavaScript framework pops up, promising to fix everything wrong with the previous generation. At first, it’s exciting. A cleaner …

Aug 28, 2024 · When both Pieter Levels and Alex Russell convincingly argue against using complex JavaScript frameworks, maybe frontend devs should listen.

I think less experienced developers should use frameworks because it lets them focus on the domain instead of the structure and design patterns of the codebase. Experienced developers often already have a good idea how to structure the …

Feb 28, 2023 · Alex Russel wrote The Market for Lemons which is a "big JS frameworks are Bad and have always been Bad" piece with a lot of invective, than Laurie Voss wrote a rebuttal calling him a big meanie (which he kinda was) and defending React, …

Feb 26, 2022 · Excerpt from the Vue docs blaming JavaScript for the limitations of their change detection algorithm. In theory, this issue is solved in version 3. But blaming others for one’s own mistakes did...

Nov 21, 2018 · From being very fair and open minded by addressing the best and worst of each framework and inviting the user to decide what works for them, to being downright biased and essentially saying Framework X sucks and Framework Y is the …

Oct 8, 2023 · Personally I don't have quite an issue with frameworks as I do with the Dev culture around them. Alot of times it's a cultish fight over with is the best when they all achieve the same thing rather well. Or you've those that aren't willing to accept flaws as they feel they need to defend their choice.

Feb 15, 2024 · As it stands, the JavaScript framework wars will largely continue to be fought out by these three superpowers in 2024, but can a new contender emerge? Niche frameworks: Svelte, Ember.js, Aurelia, and Meteor emerge

Feb 5, 2017 · JavaScript frameworks are amazingly subjective things, and we like to argue about them regularly. In order to save you time and provide valuable ammunition against all the people who are...

Jan 29, 2025 · In this episode, Matt and Mike explore why vanilla JavaScript remains a powerful tool for developers. From small projects that don’t need the complexity of frameworks, to performance-critical and fine-control use cases, they discuss when and why going framework-free can be the better choice.