It's always been a mess and the trend will likely continue :)
Every few months there is a new, up and coming framework everyone is saying that's better than the last popular one. And it's written in a dialect of JavaScript that isn't supported in most places so it has to be transpired first.
Good times /s
Honestly when I'm going into a new project I use a handful of utility type libraries and that's it. You can still develop very quickly this way. The DOM is awkward but very easy to use. I'm not convinced you need a framework.
