17 karma · joined November 30, 2018
It's kind of different because SVG and HTML are both XML-like text-based format, doesn't feel that wrong to mix them together. Unlike with canvas..
To make it make sense in my opinion canvas should already be a first class format for web browsers, so it doesn't have to be inside a HTML.
Then we would have a choice of HTML-first page with canvas elements in it, or a canvas-first page with HTML elements in it.
But what do I know.
At my day job I work as a Java+Angular developer on an enterprise software, but if there's a chance to do a small freelance gig on the side, or my personal projects, I'd take it as an opportunity to try out the "hip" stuff just to learn what's good about it and if I like it or not (most recently Nuxt.js).
Also the older, more stable tech are still getting cool updates too but at a much more slower rate, and very often adopted from the newer languages/frameworks. So if I've played with the newer stuff too, I would know what the update is about and have a much easier time getting used to it.