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How to survive the Brutal Lifecycles of JavaScript Frameworks

By Dmitriy Shaydurov

Elevator Pitch

I like old shoes… I got used to them long ago, and when I am in those shoes… I don’t think about them… I could think about the business. But sooner or later shoes get too old and you feel you need the new one. I like jQuery, I got used to it… but is a time to drop it?

Description

At first glance, It looks easy: just learn the latest and greatest technologies out there, but when you meet the reality things quickly get much more complicated. As a web studio owner, I work with different developers and different customers so my cautionary tale may be quite helpful.

Here are some ideas: * Why stick with the basics (learn to walk before the run)? * Why JQuery is sill in our requirements list. * Why Vuejs could be the simplest door to the world of newer Js frameworks