I think it’s reasonable for the author to feel like Frontend is a treadmill. It can at times without a doubt be tiring. It certainly was moving much, much faster in the 2010s (although, I think it started to cool down in the 2020s)
I don’t think this specific problem targeted at Frontend or Frontend frameworks is necessarily useful other than to vent. It seems this can be attributed as an effect of swelling technology communities. Frontend has been a community with explosions of ideas, high levels of participation and enthusiasm coupled with opportunities for notoriety and wealth.
One could argue that AI is currently experiencing a similar phenomenon as Frontend did in the 2010s. If it follows a similar trajectory, we’ll be seeing articles about AI treadmills.
I don’t think this specific problem targeted at Frontend or Frontend frameworks is necessarily useful other than to vent. It seems this can be attributed as an effect of swelling technology communities. Frontend has been a community with explosions of ideas, high levels of participation and enthusiasm coupled with opportunities for notoriety and wealth.
One could argue that AI is currently experiencing a similar phenomenon as Frontend did in the 2010s. If it follows a similar trajectory, we’ll be seeing articles about AI treadmills.