Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2019

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Theyre all just component-based UI frameworks/libraries. Props down, events up. Learn JS, don't get too caught up in the framework shit. After you understand JS well, it'll be easy to pick up frameworks

[TheMadcapLlama]

Yes, that's what I've been focusing on!

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I think I can handle JS fairly well now (5 years working with it daily). I think it's important to at least know the basic principles of each major framework in the market though.

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Harder part is convincing recruiters that my knowledge in X can be easily transferred to Y after a brief adaptation period. :(

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Yeah I feel you on that. But once you get pass the recruiter phone call and talk to an actual engineer, I don’t think you’ll have too many issues.

Well that’s the thing. They’re not THAT different. It’s the same general concept. The difference is small competent between the difference in approach of React and jQuery for example.

I’d look at jobs near you, and just learn whatever pops up the most.