Why you should not use AngularJS

I agree with all your points. The framework has become bloated and is filled with bolted-on hacks. That's what 2.0 is supposed to address.

But I've also found that I'm very productive using it. Sure it's not perfect, but Angular is popular for a reason. I'll probably be giving React a try sometime soon, but there's problems in every framework. I don't think any of these points are serious enough to warrant a complete boycott

I think the biggest reason to not start a project with Angular in 2015 is the uncertainty surrounding 2.0. But, I personally have had only good experiences with AngularJS, and am looking forward to the next version. The good stuff (factories, directives, and two-way binding) outweigh the bad stuff (like breaking compatibility with most jQuery plugins).

What is this hype of abandoning Angular?

I'm a bit confused, because I remember clearly when it all started and actually it became so popular that people were looking at AngularJS developers the same way as jQuery developers ( not stressing on Javascript at all ).

Anyway I never used Angular that often ( I usually prefer Backbone, when I'm working on a project ), but it seems that there is something bigger happening behind the scenes that makes people mad.

I believe some of the users are outside of "That's so cool" bubble and start realising some downsides of Angular, but I'm not sure why this happens so rapidly in the last days ( weeks ).

Already disucssed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8830640

I can certainly relate to a few points raised in that post. Especially, the directive syntax with the pre, post, compile, link is just... weird.

Is this not typical of early versions of most software or code? I'm waiting anxiously for 2.0. It does need a re-write.