My initial reaction to a Tweet from Andrew Clark on the upcoming compiler motivated me to write[0]: React is the new IBM: you should learn it, you should u

My initial reaction to a Tweet from Andrew Clark on the upcoming compiler motivated me to write[0]: React is the new IBM: you should learn it, you should understand its faults, you should probably still deploy it. You’ll never get fired for picking it, but it’s going to be expensive, bloated, difficult to get right, and it’s going to be joyless implementing it every step of the way. React is “the status quo mindset — the biggest enemy of pure innovation”. I think the project has completely gone off of the rails and is now going through these cycles of self-inflicted complexity only to be solved several releases later with additional complexity. All the while, not really addressing the core issues that affect DX and ergonomics. React is the new IBM. [0] https://chrlschn.dev/blog/2023/02/react-is-the-new-ibm/ https://chrlschn.dev/blog/2023/02/react-is-the-new-ibm/