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> You're taking on considerable risk when you use a technology without a vested backer

I hear this line a lot, and it reminds me of Warren Buffett's line about finding out who's swimming naked when the tide goes out. He's referring to unprofitable companies that get exposed during economic recessions, when their stock prices are no longer boosted by generalized positive sentiment (I'm oversimplifying).

In this context, I think frameworks get exposed when big company support gets withdrawn. Angular didn't always look like an abandoned beached whale. Initially, having the backing of Google made it look like a de facto obvious choice. But when support from a large backer wanes, it quickly accelerates the demise of a framework as what the halo effect previously presented as well-considered design choices are suddenly recast as clear mistakes in hindsight.

This might never happen with React. But if it does, it will be swift and loom with unmistakable signs in the rearview mirror.