[madeofpalk]

I'm curious about what the author of this article expects? That all APIs remain frozen in time forever? That new APIs are only something that happens in the frontend?

> The framework knowledge itself is also perishable. Not because your memory or physical coordination deteriorates (though that happens too), but because frameworks change more and faster than the underlying platform.

> But the React skills I have are all out of date and obsolete. I would effectively have to start from scratch even if I wanted to get back into React work. Everything React has changed in ways that are fundamentally incompatible.

I'm lost as to what the author is talking about. I've been using React for... 9-10 years now. There's been two API changes to React in that time - functional components and hooks. Neither of these are rocket science, and they're also able to be completely ignored and you can stick to your existing knowledge if you so chose to. I don't feel like 2 API changes in 10 years is that radical.