JavaScript Fatigue or My History with Web Development

Re:JavaScript Fatigue or My History with Web Development by chasing on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @09:23AM (#14645126)

Remember that part of being an experienced developer is having the wisdom and knowledge to select the right tool for the right job. Sometimes that's the hot new cool shit. Oftentimes it's something much more mundane.

If you project calls for "standard, ECMAScript, and (gasp) jQuery," then use them! Just be aware of the benefits and trade-offs.

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Re:JavaScript Fatigue or My History with Web Development by RonanTheGrey on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @03:31PM (#14648555)

I think alot of people forget this. How many frameworks have I passed over, because I knew they were a trend, before I selected something like React to develop with?

It's a fine balance, choosing between a technology you know and "always be learning". Experience guides how much of the bandwagon you jump onto.

The funny part is, that in no other industry is there this expectation that things be plain, simple and easy. We, as developers, are blinded by our desire for instant gratification that is uncommon in other industries.

My mom, as a paralegal, never complained that the path to completing a case took 47 different filings with each page printed in triplicate, whose versions changed depending on the dates in the case. It just.. IS. Sure it can be better. But the expectation that it be, in an almost petulant way, is what I'm talking about here.

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