I definitely appreciate the sentiment. Its true, the JS ecosystem has exploded and there's been a lot of shrapnel flying around for quite a while. It feels like

I definitely appreciate the sentiment. Its true, the JS ecosystem has exploded and there's been a lot of shrapnel flying around for quite a while. It feels like the smoke is starting to clear and some different groups of consensus are starting to form about some generally reliable patterns and tools which makes things easier. For me, having learned web development in a time when it really was the smallest part of what could be considered development, the tooling and techniques are at once awesome and horrifying. :) The browser's transition from a much more useful version of Gopher to a platform in and of itself has created a lot of opportunities and challenges, and while JS still isn't my favorite language by a long shot, its gratifying to see its progress.