[matthewmacleod]

I don't think that's fair at all.

The whole point of Meteor is to play with different approaches to web development that will be required in the future (if you want to build big distributed, interactive web apps). It's not finished yet, and they're pretty upfront about that.

[cmelbye]

I'm curious, what part of Meteor will be a requirement for future web development? Are we not already building big distributed, interactive web apps without using techniques that Meteor introduced?

[sferoze]

Currently, I don't think Meteor's main advantage is bringing new capabilities, but rather providing a platform for building modern web apps.

So it is different than any one javascript framework in that it's goal is to bring together a complete set of technologies that are needed to build an app, rather than the developer joining different pieces themselves.

Currently many developers work with separate multiple frameworks, and Meteor brings them together into a cohesive, power, clean API.

Meteor is amazing, and even with the rough edges, and evolving API, it is still a joy to work with. They are thinking about the big picture and it really allows the developer to focus more on the creative aspects of your app. I am excited to see Meteor evolve over time.