Great article. I got off the webdev train just as Redux was coming out and never looked back. When my team lead decided to unilaterally replatform the app we ma

Great article. I got off the webdev train just as Redux was coming out and never looked back. When my team lead decided to unilaterally replatform the app we maintained from Rails to NodeJS my professional life went from heaven to hell. Gone were the days of finishing our tasks for the week in two days and playing ping pong every day. Insult was added to injury when that team lead left halfway through. The web had a golden age where it was understandable. The browsers' inconsistencies were mostly ironed out and you had references for what worked where. Flexbox was magic and you had shims to get it working where it wasn't yet supported. Web development was actually fun. When you solved problems, you were actually learning something, not just throwing stuff at the wall. These web platforms gradually threw all that out. If you're a new engineer, realize that platform knowledge isn't real knowledge. Knowing React really well isn't a thing you can build a lasting career on. Your job is your job, but your education is your responsibility. If you don't want to be locked into an ecosystem, make sure you are constantly learning fundamentals.