I think Software Engineers' role is to pick the right tool for the job - taking into account all the advantages and drawbacks of each one. Following the trends

I think Software Engineers' role is to pick the right tool for the job - taking into account all the advantages and drawbacks of each one. Following the trends is a good way of knowing if any of the drawbacks of the previous tools were alleviated in the new ones. Of course the refactoring time must also be a deciding factor in a switch - most of the times it won't be worth it. I think what the author meant was don't follow the JS treds blindly.