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Sencha Ext JS, by far the best Javascript framework for creating large single page web applications, has been on a downward trend for a while now. Unfortunately, many found the learning curve to be too daunting because they are dummies. And then Sencha introduced a very unattractive pricing scheme along with the penultimate major version that made Ext JS too expensive for most devs. Now, Sencha has been bought by a company called Idera whose mission seems to be to keep dead technologies alive for enterprise customers who can afford to overpay for them. Their main product is Delphi, something most devs under 50 years old have probably never heard of. (Woah, people are still using Delphi in 2017). I'd say the chances that Idera is going to open source Ext JS or invest significant resources to usher in a new age of Sencha dominance are slim. Many of the more well known Sencha developers are already gone, with a bunch of them making their parting announcements on Twitter last week. Here's a medium piece by Jay Garcia entitled "The rise and fall of Ext JS" that charts the history of Ext JS: https://medium.com/@ModusJesus/the-rise-and-fall-of-ext-js-c9d727131991 So, help me pour out a cold one for the best Javascript framework ever, or feel free to just add snide comments about how Ext JS sucks because you were too stupid to learn it.
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