As a 47yo UI Designer and UX/User Centered Design Pioneer (CEO, PM, Business Owner, etc.), I have one rule of thumb towards "Cool JS/CSS/New tech":
I wait for the tech to become "Unavoidable" in Implementation practices.
Aside of "mental load", every new paradigm shift is measured in education/expenses/support time. So waiting for "market validation" is the only valuable option for me. This approach has saved a tons of money for my clients and thousands of hours in support/maintenance.
"Keeping up with the cool kids" is not valuable business decision, you can invest in systemic design knowledge and "proven technology" optimization.
Yeah, there will be dragons in this like any other framework, and I'll let other people slay them for free. There is little incentive financially or career wise to get ahead on these things - so I only do it for tech I find genuinely interesting.
I think this sort of thing will be interesting to many, but not me. Seen enough view frameworks (ok this probably is something else, even working out what it is and what problem it solves is a weekends work). Thanks!
I wait for the tech to become "Unavoidable" in Implementation practices.
Aside of "mental load", every new paradigm shift is measured in education/expenses/support time. So waiting for "market validation" is the only valuable option for me. This approach has saved a tons of money for my clients and thousands of hours in support/maintenance.
"Keeping up with the cool kids" is not valuable business decision, you can invest in systemic design knowledge and "proven technology" optimization.