Framework · 2010–2021 · Cloud Scale
AngularJS (1.x)
Two-way binding magic that became a migration tax. Angular 2+ was a rewrite; the 1.x apps lingered for years.
AngularJS faded because the 2.0 breaking rewrite stranded millions of lines and goodwill. Two-way binding hid state bugs until apps grew hair. It taught the world SPAs; React harvested the graduates.
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Split everything, then pay for the glue
Hyperscale patterns escaped the companies that needed them. Containers unified packaging; Kubernetes became the cloud OS; microservices and NoSQL were sold as defaults. Mobile-first stuck because screens changed. Cargo-cult distributed systems stuck around as invoices. The durable move was packaging and ops maturity — not rewriting every app into a mesh.
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Framework · 2013–now
React
Components and unidirectional data. Won the front-end by being good enough and having a gravitational ecosystem.
Framework · 2014–now
Vue
Progressive framework with a friendlier learning curve. Steady share without the cult volume.
Framework · 2016–now
Angular (2+)
Batteries-included SPA platform for teams that want opinions and CLI scaffolding.