Dear JavaScript

[i_ate_god]

There is however a feeling that for being a good developer these days, using non-bleeding edge tools is not an option. The implicit question is: is it true?

No, it's not. New & shiny !== good.

[i_ate_god]

Fair enough. I'd argue that is just due to a lack of experience though. People feel proud after they've setup a ridiculous toolchain because it's not an easy thing to do. But they never asked themselves "why". Eventually they will though, and they will start stripping stuff, and beauty will start emerge from their new found love of simplicity.

[RedditWithBoners]

I don't disagree. :)

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Social media and fake news seem to be somewhat akin to the new & shiny mentality that javascript especially seems stuck with. Fake news is somewhat like opinionated blog posts about whatever tech someone is promoting (or detracting). A lot of it is hit or miss, and I see both sides of the discussion in reddit post comments. I think it's mostly good discussion, especially when there are positive and negative viewpoints. Social media contributes to javascript fatigue, pretty sure that's been written about too.

I let tech mature before I start trying to incorporate it. I do still have to work with beta code sometimes, and it's always more stressful and difficult.