I'm so annoyed that this is true. I hate this, and I'm in the JavaScript world, which is worse than anyone else in this regard as far as I know. Incidentally,

I'm so annoyed that this is true. I hate this, and I'm in the JavaScript world, which is worse than anyone else in this regard as far as I know. Incidentally, this "don't follow trends" advice ironically seems to carry the most weight when it comes from tech celebrities, frequently those who built a name by being experts in trendy technologies. When someone who's not trendy says "don't follow trends," either no one listens or it's taken as proof that they're a dinosaur. (No shade on Jess intended here, she didn't create this phenomenon.)