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Shiny object syndrome still goes strong in the software engineer population.

Jokes aside, the real value is in the fundamentals. Frameworks (or even simple languages like Go) can be learned to use efficiently in a matter of days. Good fundamentals make this process smoother.

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This is what many employers don't get. If they hire someone with very solid fundamentals, not just some one framework specialization, they will, with minimal learning effort, be able to product acceptable, and soon better results. But in hiring as in other matters the short term view is so prevalent, that very capable people can have difficulties getting the job.

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