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Framework-dependent projects tend to go stale and become "ew I don't wanna touch that, it's so last year, we should probably replace it with [newer version of f
by asark 7y ago
Framework-dependent projects tend to go stale and become "ew I don't wanna touch that, it's so last year, we should probably replace it with [newer version of framework that's gonna end up being much harder to upgrade than expected / other framework]" surprisingly fast once eyes are off them, in my experience. Without someone competent doing continual upkeep, the next guy/gal's gonna try to sell the re-write anyway. May not succeed, but they'll try. Framework or no.
- jdnenej 7y agoPlain JS is the same. How often do you search something and find the 2012 way includes copying a 20 line util function and the latest way has it built in to the language.
- xyzzyz 7y agoEasy, just don't write JS. For most sites, there's hardly any need for it. On HN, for example JavaScript is only 150 lines[1]. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/hn.js https://news.ycombinator.com/hn.js
- jdnenej 7y agoAnd you can tell. The page reloads when you want to edit a comment. Also hacker News is one of the simplest use cases ever.
- xyzzyz 7y agoThe page reloads when you want to edit a comment. Yes, and it takes less than a second (checked in Chrome performance console) to do it. I'm happy with that. Also hacker News is one of the simplest use cases ever. Note that 95% of Facebook by usage (scrolling through feed, liking and commenting) doesn't have much more functionality than HN.