I think it is disingenuous to call React a "fad". It's been around since 2013, is widely used, and continues its steady pace of development. That's not a fad; that's a long-standing open source project that is useful for a myriad of development use cases.
You can prefer one library or framework over another but leave the subjective opinions out of it.
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Let me add how I evaluate libraries and frameworks: Over time, they all come and go as the technology progresses. Some leave their mark permanently due to the innovation they brought to the dev world. Everything else fills nieche that operates in the contemporary field of innovation. Depending on how popular these solutions are, they have a particular following. You can call that a fad, a hype, a trend - it doesn't matter. The point was that React has brought no innovation to JS and will therefore not influence the ecosystem in the long run.
As for your comment:
I don't know how an option could not be subjective. In my dictionary opinions are subjective per definition. OP was specifically asking for opinions. You disagree on the content of my opinion and gave me your counter argument indicating that you evaluate based on timeframe and use cases. Fair enough, but no reason to react as if I insulted you somehow. I would never call your opinion disingenuous.
I think it is disingenuous to call React a "fad". It's been around since 2013, is widely used, and continues its steady pace of development. That's not a fad; that's a long-standing open source project that is useful for a myriad of development use cases.
You can prefer one library or framework over another but leave the subjective opinions out of it.
Let me add how I evaluate libraries and frameworks: Over time, they all come and go as the technology progresses. Some leave their mark permanently due to the innovation they brought to the dev world. Everything else fills nieche that operates in the contemporary field of innovation. Depending on how popular these solutions are, they have a particular following. You can call that a fad, a hype, a trend - it doesn't matter. The point was that React has brought no innovation to JS and will therefore not influence the ecosystem in the long run.
As for your comment:
I don't know how an option could not be subjective. In my dictionary opinions are subjective per definition. OP was specifically asking for opinions. You disagree on the content of my opinion and gave me your counter argument indicating that you evaluate based on timeframe and use cases. Fair enough, but no reason to react as if I insulted you somehow. I would never call your opinion disingenuous.
Fair. And reading this back now... yikes.... Sorry about that. I was going through a lot and still am. Really sorry for the snark.