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Do we have too many JS frameworks?
It seems good people just keep writing more and more of them, I could not help but wonder, is it because people can't find what they look for in an existing framework? I would just fork it add my missing feature and do a pull request... why so many good developers spend all this time on what might be sometimes re-inventing the wheel, just in a nicer package? are there other reasons than pure programming need? or is it just done for fun / education purposes?
- ebiester 14y agoThis happened with most frameworks throughout the years. We're still trying to figure out what we need from a JS framework, and we haven't figured out the balance to be good enough for everyone. Backbone is minimalist, ember is opinionated, knockout and angular have solutions that look really good for the enterprise and a particular subset of apps, and a few others trying out interesting new ideas. This is really the second generation of JS frameworks, and there's likely a third one coming up that will consolidate the best ideas we've found so far with more batteries included. (I've been tempted to pull together a metaframework over backbone with a few essential plugins and great documentation, but my startup comes first.) (Note: Take my idea! I don't mind! :)
- eranation 14y agoTempting :) but same reasons here...
- dalke 14y agoDo we have too many editors? Seems like good people just keep writing more and more of them. Do we have too many programming languages? Ditto, after all. Do we have too many books? Too many songs? Too many paintings? Clothing designs? Yes, it's fun, educational, a personal achievement, relieves a creative urge, and even, sometimes, profitable.