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Any of you keeping up to date with modern web dev? (beehaw.org)

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I've been dipping my toes into NextJS, Vercel, PlanetScale, and other serverless / edge providers, and there's so many terms / concepts thrown my way that I feel overwhelmed a lot of the time.

I mean, I'm already a web developer well versed with React, and I love my SPA setup with Vite, so for others outside the web dev space, this must be a nightmare to keep up with.

Was curious to hear your thoughts on the rapidly evolving space of web dev.

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[–] TitanLaGrange 1 points 1 year ago

Generally, no. I mean, I'm working full time in React Native with a side of Blazor and have done a couple of projects in Angular 2 (while also maintaining a handful of 20 year old Visual Basic websites) so I kinda get some of the newer stuff, but I don't have a lot of interest in 'keeping up'.

Mostly because the changes don't do a great deal to make it faster or easier to develop the sort of business applications I get paid to make. The code is different, but it's really not all that much better today than it was 10 or 15 years ago. It's dramatically easier to develop massively scalable applications though, so that's an improvement for those working where that is relevant.

Conversely, the code itself is much better today than it was 20 years ago. It's more expressive, easier to write, and, darn it, just more fun to use! So in terms of developer quality of life, the new stuff is a clear improvement.