This is what happens when you’re influenced by developers who believe that knowing about all of these cool, new frameworks is an acceptable substitute for having a deep knowledge of JavaScript and software engineering best practices. I’m not dissing the technologies mentioning in this article; they’re great. My point is that it’s way more important to be pragmatic when starting a new project rather than shoehorn the new hotness into it.

I use Node.js, Sass, Browserify, and vanilla JS for most of my web projects, although I also use (and love) React and Redux commercially; they’re the perfect fit for my various use cases. If this current stack introduces challenges when working on a new project, then I’d reassess my choices and look at the alternatives.