I haven't done proper web development in a very long time, but I recently did some work with a front-end contractor. I made some self-effacing comment about no

I haven't done proper web development in a very long time, but I recently did some work with a front-end contractor. I made some self-effacing comment about not knowing frameworks and all that, and he gave me an amused look and said that he doesn't bother with them. He showed me his code, and it was all quite easy to read and looked very maintainable. His output is great, and to my knowledge we've almost never had post-deploy issues. In my career, I've witnessed a lot of "framework"-style vanity projects (several were my idea). Fewer than 100% of them have been boondoggles (but that's the most generous estimate I'll give). Food for thought, you might be better off without.