Navigating the future of frontend
March 22, 2024
The frontend ecosystem is in a period of transition. Up-and-coming frontenders navigate a complex environment of competing frameworks, concepts, advocates, preferences, and best practices.
Today, the web and web technologies run much of the most used software.
From Java applets, to Flash, and the rapid evolution of Javascript, countless tools have been built to manage the broad spectrum of browsers, screen sizes, device capabilities, network conditions, and rising user expectations.
But throughout this pursuit of a fully-fledged software distribution platform, the fundamental constraints of the web have not changed. In this post we’ll explore how the modern Javascript meta frameworks navigate these constraints.
We seem tone in a period on contemplation when it comes to front and development–where we’re at, how we got here and where we might go from here.
