I had the same reaction. The only charitable idea I could come up with is that the author believes using tools with a lot of attention sets them up to receive m

I had the same reaction. The only charitable idea I could come up with is that the author believes using tools with a lot of attention sets them up to receive more support from the community. But it could also be that the author simply wants to garner more attention for the article/project, or thinks using the hype train technologies looks better on a resume.