Introduction:
We’ve all been there: A shiny new framework drops, promising to solve all your problems. We jump on the hype train, building massive apps, only to realize we’re gluing together black boxes we barely understand. The reality is, if you can’t debug a simple DOM manipulation in vanilla JavaScript, a library won’t save you. It’s time to talk about Framework Fatigue—the collective exhaustion from constantly learning new syntax while the true foundational power of the web slips away. Let’s make a case for why going “old school” is the ultimate skill upgrade.