It depends on how you define efficiency. In terms of performance, newer bundlers like Parcel or FuseBox, are likely faster. Rollup has become an interesting option for applications since its 1.0 release. I would say it depends on your use case and the features you need. Webpack is often the standard in React projects in particular but that doesn't mean other bundlers may not work for you. One of the advantages of webpack is the broad ecosystem around it. Solutions like create-react-app hide the complexity although if you want to go beyond the default setup and have to eject the configuration, then might get into trouble as you are forced to learn webpack or migrate to some other tools.

Imagine mommy is making pancakes for you and your siblings. It's a birthday party! She will keep bringing pancakes as long as you are hungry and having fun. She will also keep track of how many pancakes you ate and she knows what kind of pancakes you like (with strawberry jam and/or cream). Imagine mommy is MobX. She handles all those details for you.

I interview people for my blog . Simply getting multiple views on the same topic is valuable. I think I'll hit hundred interviews next year if I have patience to keep going. :) I follow Twitter and my friends actively. To be honest, there's too much going on and I am sure I am missing exciting technologies all the time even in my niche.

My friend Artem Sapegin maintains a nice list . I would look into that first. The official documentation of React is very good starting point as well. It also depends on where you are coming from and where you want to go. I don't think learning React is the problem, it's more about understanding the ecosystem and how all the bits go together. This is less of an issue with newer solutions, like Vue, as they become with more opinions out of the box.

Before shutting down, let the people know that you are considering. At least this way they'll have a chance to help you find a solution. You'll have to figure out how much money you need to keep it going assuming that's what you want to do and then find a way to come up with the figure.

It was Pete Hunt of Instagram.

It's tricky. We have a saying in Finland that goes roughly like this - It's not about how much you earn but how much you spend. The point is that you can approach your situation from two directions. You can either earn more or you can somehow spend less. Maybe this means changing the environment or consumption patterns somehow. It's possible you can do both without sacrificing the quality of your life. One potential trap is not to focus enough. Context-switching comes with a surprising cost and you should price accordingly to account for this.

Mediocre in what sense? It could be a self-image issue. Maybe you are underselling yourself? I've found a lot of developers tend to do that as they don't know their real value. You should also consider your current market. Making 100k per year may or may not be a lot of money depending on living costs and what you need to cover yourself. It would be a huge salary in northern Europe but not so in the heart of Silicon Valley. It's good to note that certain countries implement support systems so that you don't have to earn a lot and your family is still secure and supported by the government. It depends on the value system of the country and how it has been built. To answer your question, I would focus on the following: Figure out what's wrong with the current situation. Why more money is needed? Are there other solutions? Instead of making more money, can you change the environment somehow? Is relocation an option? Consider your self-worth. Maybe you have skills you are undervalying or underselling. If so, this gives you leverage when you negotiate. If you cannot find anything, see if there's some specific skill or skillset you could try to acquire in the future to increase your value in the market. Assuming you already work with a company and the culture allows it, bring the issue to the table and discuss through it. If they are sensible and value you, maybe you can find something that works for both parties.

Find the most influential person in the niche. Convince the person to promote it for you. ??? Profit. This is how it worked for webpack.

Note that it's treeshakeable so assuming you are using tooling that can do treeshaking and you are not using each feature, you'll get a smaller payload. Good point, though.