Ask HN: How are the front end devs keeping up with fast pace of technologies?

3 points by babyboy808 8 years ago | 2 comments

I have been a frontend dev for about 10 years now and am, both in awe of the pace at which this area is progressing but also finding it hard to keep up to date with all of the available technologies.

From JavaScript frameworks, to new and upcoming CSS grid layouts. How do you keep up to date with all of these, work a full-time job and keep your sanity?

IX_Hispana 8 years ago |

Early adopters are a minority. You'll save time if you decide not to be one.

For example, I'm very glad I did not spend any time learning webpack configuration. All the big frameworks have a cli or equivalent doing it for you nowadays.

You can be conservative at work and just keep an eye on the news. Don't delve into the code - playing around with alpha stuff is the real time sink.

skynode 8 years ago |

I basically outline what's important to the business (per development cycle and complexity) and try to stick with frameworks whose devs are explicitly wary of breaking changes.

Based on these, my stack is simply React/Redux on the front end.

Disclosure: full-stack, technical co-founder.