In 2018 expect…

• Nothing will change or slow the usage or popularity of React for many years to come.
• GraphQL will replace a lot of REST API’s this year.
• The web will continue to become more native-like with offline capabilities and seamless mobile experiences.
• HTML 5.3 is .
• Keep an eye on @ericsimons/introducing-turbo-5x-faster-than-yarn-npm-and-runs-natively-in-browser-cc2c39715403">turbo, a blazing fast NPM client.
• Expect to learn and use , CSS transitions, , CSS filters,
• Still waiting on Web Assembly to peak. This will likely require .
• Universal/isomorphic JavaScript solutions continue to evolve e.g. next.js and .
• Web components still lurk and wait for significant traction from developers.
• I believe the end is in sight for CSS pre-processors as , CSSnext, and CSS in JS take over.
• Older server centric show up again but a new . The pendulum could start to swinging . People will begin to pull back on the complexity of single page applications and return to things like (A mix of SPA and Server-side Rendering. See https://stimulusjs.org).
• hopefully will catch fire. If they don’t, I fear they never will. At least not in there current form.
• Vue.js @angular/core-vs-angular-vs-react-vs-vue">usage will likely overtake all Angular usage.
• AR/AV, , and chat bots will continue to evolve and find there sweet spot.
• JavaScript Symbol and will likely go unnoticed by most front-end developers.
• More developers will divorce themselves from plain JavaScript and try to another. But, just like in marital divorce one always takes most of the same problems with them to the greener grass and little actually changes. Preferences and values just get re-prioritized and .
• Webpack 4 will happen, and be better, due to competition!
• Continued exploration for the ideal CSS solution for a tree of UI components will not cease.