[preommr]

Oh, c'mon, that's a bit of a stretch.

I was around in 2014, when angular 1 was starting to be a big thing.

If you look at reactjs on google trends, react gets its first bump in 2014-15, and then another one around 2017.

VueJs gets a huge jump in 2016-2017.

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Java has been around for decades, has had much fewer changes, and is entrenched in a lot of code. In comparison, react has gone through some big changes in a very short amount of time, and most people use it to build SPAs that aren't usually mission critical.

[yodon]

Everyone can set their threshold for when they noticed React at whatever point they choose. Regardless of when any particular individual noticed React, it has undeniably been a big deal for years and can be reasonably expected to remain relevant for years to come. The assertion that "omg front end changes so much how can I know if React will matter in six months" is simply nonsense.