@polotek Sorry if this was unclear, but I was agreeing/concurring with what you wrote, not trying to argue against it.
I'll try to be more mindful of my wording in the future.
@polotek Sorry if this was unclear, but I was agreeing/concurring with what you wrote, not trying to argue against it.
I'll try to be more mindful of my wording in the future.
@polotek Yep. I think a big part of that is employers looking to placate workers with the job title so they could squeeze more value out of them without paying them more. Much like the push for AI developers, it's all about cutting costs.
The few companies that see the light and are still willing to pay what it actually costs to develop software are able to make good products.
@slightlyoff @polotek Oh, yeah, I was referring to JS frameworks in general.
Why React specifically just seems to be "momentum". Same with git, which I think is terrible software, but I had to learn it because "it's just what people use these days".
> What does react + reactdom actually do for us? Does it still solve a problem we actually have?
It makes it easier for developers to implement features that the marketing department demands.
Make an #ElectricCar with a dashboard that looks like this and watch how fast I throw my money at you.
What I would pay a bunch of cold-hard cash for right now:
An #ElectricCar with zero touch-screens and zero wireless connections.