01/30/2026
Framework fatigue is real. So how do you pick a stack that will still make sense in six months—or six years?
Chariot CTO Aaron Mulder reflects on a pattern every developer knows too well:
“Every web framework seems cool and wonderful... until six months later when something shinier comes along.”
From Ruby on Rails to Struts to Spring, it’s not that older frameworks stop working—they just stop trending. But for enterprise teams with long-lived systems and real users, trend cycles don’t pay the bills.
At Chariot, we help clients balance what’s new with what’s proven. That means choosing tools that serve the problem, not the hype cycle. It also means building in a way that keeps your systems adaptable as the landscape evolves.
Let us know: What frameworks are you betting on right now and why?