"Popularity contest" describes the front-end community in a nutshell. I've been in software development since before the web was a big deal. Never have I seen any language have more "high school popularity" style personalities hawking whatever the "best" library is... without any knowledge or wisdom. Any attempt to point out why some of these technologies or approaches are a "bad idea" leads to massive downvote trains. The saddest part is, I could be accused of "gatekeeping" when I say, "maybe we can learn from the past?". Nope. Yet somehow, folks with absolutely no pedigree are out there deciding what a "best practice" is... and immediately the "community" hops on board. It's almost cultish in that way. Don't you dare ask "who decided this was best?". What qualifications does that person have to decide a "best practice". You'll be met with the name of the company where that person works... as if that means something.
Even still, THIS is the state of the JavaScript. None of that has to do with the language.
Even still, THIS is the state of the JavaScript. None of that has to do with the language.