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I have noticed that there is a dogmatic element to a lot proponents of these libraries which leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Occasionally you get a head nod i

I have noticed that there is a dogmatic element to a lot proponents of these libraries which leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Occasionally you get a head nod in the direction that “sometimes, React is the best tool” but most of the time it’s Simpsons memes stoking a culture war. If you’ve worked in an org where someone with decision making power has drunk the “progressive enhancement not SPA” koolaid, then it’s just as bad as someone who has drunken the SPA always koolaid - at least you’ll find it easy to hire and find support/libraries with the latter.

wrnr 4y ago
This happens a lot mathematicians might have their favourite object they study like Category theory and then get hung up on categories of categories but might forget that many simple things aren't categories like the prime numbers under addition because 2 + 2 = 4 and that is not prime. Not just programming or math, in physiology you have entire research groups worked up about a molecule that causes dementia and after decades of research realise that the story was a lot more complicated than that. You can almost recognise a healthy mind by the lack of such dogma, just don't make it a rule that would defeat its purpose.