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It's amazing the number of software and APIs related to javascript that people are interested in. GraphQL, Apollo-Server, Dataloader, Knex... any advice on where I should start to get some familiarity with the javascript ecosystem?

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At this point, I really can no longer give anyone an advice. JS frameworks/libs/concepts come as fast as they go, it's hard keep up. Eg: Last week React was awesome and the defacto framework to learn, but then to the it's license I see a lot of people moving away from it.

But what is people fleeing to? The other 2 notorious frameworks are Angular and Vue.js. I've never tried Vue.js but Angular seems to come with a higher complexity than React. I know of Inferno.js which is very similar to React but comes with an MIT license, however the author was hired by Facebook so who knows how long it will stand.

Are WebComponents a thing yet? It might be better to stick to the standards and polyfills at this point.

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