[steego]

> These libraries do nothing but add to decision fatigue. Developers have to make decisions, sure, but we need to have limits too.

Nonsense. These "me too" libraries add to the decision fatigue only if you're including them in your list of candidate libraries in the first place. Personally speaking, I won't even consider Preact until one of the following events has occurred:

1: I tell myself I really really need a 3k React-like library. 2: I've heard more than a few people mention Preact. 3: I discover something really awesome about it that will save me lots of time.

Apart from those events, I'll simply ignore it and not worry if I made the wrong decision. You have the power to ignore me too libraries.

[dimgl]

I agree with this as well. Just because I've heard of Mithril.js doesn't mean I'm going to now start considering Mithril for my projects.

One of these Javascript libraries could end up introducing an innovative idea or have a feature that other libraries don't. It wouldn't make sense to just stop making them because there's a lot of them out there.

Javascript fatigue only happens when you start giving all libraries equal consideration and using new frameworks just because they're what's "in".

[smt88]

The fatigue doesn't come from giving all libraries equal consideration. It comes from having to decide what's "in" and for how long. Sometimes it takes days of research just to decide if something is popular, let alone whether it's going to last.

[mattlutze]

> Nonsense. These "me too" libraries add to the decision fatigue only if you're including them in your list of candidate libraries in the first place.

Unless you're one of the minority of folks who read all the new trends and follow all the new releases, you won't know not to include some or all of the Me Toos in your AOA.

Most anyone who falls into the less-than-expert experience level included, which covers a ton of folks having to waste far too much time evaluating all these different libraries (and sometimes or often making bad choices as a result).

What's the technical debt and wasted time in the industry due to "I've got an idea" library glut? More than a bit, I'd wager.