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-title: Directives Are Becoming the New Framework Lock In - A Quiet Problem in the JavaScript Ecosystem
+title: Directives Are Becoming the New Framework Lock In
 published: 2025-10-24
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   - Tanner Linsley
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 ![Directives Are Becoming the New Framework Lock In - A Quiet Problem in the JavaScript Ecosystem](/blog-assets/directives-the-new-framework-lock-in/header.png)
 
+## A Quiet Problem in the JavaScript Ecosystem
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 For years, JavaScript has had exactly one meaningful directive, `"use strict"`. It is standardized, enforced by runtimes, and behaves the same in every environment. It represents a clear contract between the language, the engines, and developers.
 
 But now we are watching a new trend emerge. Frameworks are inventing their own top level directives, `use client`, `use server`, `use cache`, `use workflow`, and more are appearing across the ecosystem. They look like language features. They sit where real language features sit. They affect how code is interpreted, bundled, and executed.