I Almost Got Fired for Choosing React in Our Enterprise App

Any other path could have been much worse. The only real conclusion is that the author wouldn't want to be the one accountable next time. Like theatre, enterprise projects are drama or comedy. No one died, project completed: comedy.

At Roadblock 1, should have asserted he is the subject matter expert on React, and the existing team is not. And walked if they did not accept that. You can be polite and diplomatic when setting hard boundaries like that.

Bottom line reality is, if the existing team is so awesome with React, what do they need the author for? He should remove himself on the ethic of Cost Containment. And if the actual reality is true, and the existing team only knows enough to understand React represents a conceptual shift in how to design code and how to complain about it, let the author do his job and the team grows their skills.

wow this is very similar to my experience...also in a .net shop now tho which i am only doing because the insane amounts of pay. I even have some old timers who literally told me they "refuse to learn anything new" but have known the boss for decades.. I've learned my lesson to read the situation better in terms of team makeup and company ethos when it comes to suggesting things like react.