In 2017 expect…

    • , might just peak.
    • might just be usable in <script></script>
    • Universal JavaScript solutions will continue to rise that pay homage/respect to the days of .
    • Reactive programming continues to thrive in the JavaScript scene. (see MobX and RxJS).
    • React, more so the concept, will dominate. React itself will be completely re-written (see React Fiber) or evolve (see ).
    • Angular found SEMVER so Angular 4 (even 5) is on the roadmap for 2017.
    • RESTful JSON APIs will get more competition (see )
    • Could be a banner year for Vue.js.
    • More devs will abandon traditional CMS solutions for & API CMS tools aka Headless CMS’s.
    • More people will move from Sass to + cssnext.
    • Lots more HTTP2 and HTTPS.
    • Web components will continue to lurk and wait for significant traction by developers that might never come to be.
    • JavaScript will settle, and hopefully, CSS will erupt and everyone will cry fatigue until it settles.
    • Hatred for apps store will grow, while the open web has no memory of wrong doing.
    • Redux will continue to get stiff competition (see mobx).
    • YARN will win more users.
    • The idea of “front-end apps”, “Thick Client apps”, “Static apps”, “No Backend app”, “SPA’s”, “Front-end driven app” might get boiled down to the term/concept called .
    • While bower is maintained, it’s recommend to use and webpack for new front-end projects.