2015: "Learn jQuery"
2016: "jQuery is dead, learn Angular"
2017: "Angular is dead, learn React"
2018: "React is complex, learn Vue"
2019: "Vue is too simple, learn React again"
2020: "React is old, learn Svelte"
2021: "Svelte is niche, learn Next.js"
2022: "Next.js is bloated, learn Remix"
2023: "Remix is too new, learn Astro"
2024: "Astro is limited, learn Next.js again"
2025: "Next.js is complex, learn..."
STOP.
Just stop.
You don't have a framework problem.
You have a fundamentals problem.
Master:
- JavaScript (the language)
- HTTP (how browsers work)
- State management (data flow)
- Performance (why things are slow)
Then frameworks become tools, not religions.
I've shipped products in:
- React (2018)
- Vue (2020)
- Svelte (2022)
- Vanilla JS (2024)
You know what mattered?
Understanding the web platform.
Framework churn is a feature, not a bug.
It keeps you buying courses.
It keeps you feeling behind.
It keeps you dependent.
Learn the web.
Frameworks will make sense.
Skip the web?
You'll chase frameworks forever.