[corv]

Meteor isn't just another yeoman.

It's better to understand it as the cathedral to npm's bazaar. Everything down to the third-party packages is cohesive and never needs any wiring up or glue-code.

That's where the productivity gains come from.

[untog]

So, like a smaller bazaar compared to NPMs bazaar? With a more exclusive list of packages certified to work with each other?

[corv]

Exactly whilst the chaotic bazaar is still available when you're in the mood for JS fatigue.

[untog]

To each their own. I'll take the chaotic, decentralised bazaar over the monolithic cathedral. I've been burned by all in or bust platforms before.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Meteor is emphatically NOT all-in-or-bust.

It has a JavaScript framework (Blaze), but also works with Angular or React.

It's tied to Mongo, but this release announcement is about loosening that bond.

[btown]

To be fair to the GP, this view-layer-independence is very new, only officially supported since summer. Very reasonable to see it as all-in looking any time before.