Conferences, Clarity, and Smokescreens

· Alex Russell · June 27, 2025, 10:09 a.m.
Summary
The blog post provides a contrasting analysis of two software conferences, JSNation and React Summit, emphasizing the depth of discussions at the former compared to superficial marketing at the latter. The author critiques the React framework's current trajectory and quality issues, highlighting a disconnect between React's popularity and actual performance, while advocating for a more rigorous engineering approach within the frontend community.
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