I wouldn't go into a new project using new tech or with the goal of using new tech. That's setting yourself up for failure. Go with what you know. You should l

I wouldn't go into a new project using new tech or with the goal of using new tech. That's setting yourself up for failure. Go with what you know. You should look a new tech as something to be experimented with and tried out in a casual sense. New JS Framework? I'm going to try and re-create this thing that I know how to do in the Old JS Framework and compare. New database? Make a simple app to explore it and flesh it out. If you don't know enough about the new product to compare it to what you know, you shouldn't be considering going with something new. New stuff comes out all the time, but that doesn't mean it's good or worth looking into.