> Was OP perhaps looking for languages that feel more "fresh" and are more hyped, while still having vibrant communities around them?
For me, it's more about the day-to-day experience, hence the reference to React Native. I'm dismayed by its popularity, because it feels like such a step backwards - the ugly language (Typescript is slightly better than JS but still not great), the massive amounts of external dependencies required for even simple projects, the bugs, the lack of a decent debugger, and so on. All those things take away from the day-to-day enjoyment of programming.
For me, it's more about the day-to-day experience, hence the reference to React Native. I'm dismayed by its popularity, because it feels like such a step backwards - the ugly language (Typescript is slightly better than JS but still not great), the massive amounts of external dependencies required for even simple projects, the bugs, the lack of a decent debugger, and so on. All those things take away from the day-to-day enjoyment of programming.