Re:ReactJS is a tax Facebook levies on startup web development
by k__ on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:03AM
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> tricking the framework into doing what we want it to do
I read this from many framework users about many frameworks. Seems like the average developer just can't change is modus operandi to work with the framework they use.
> performance is abysmal
Yes, it's not that good, but most of the time it's enough. Many people write how you should go immutable and be pure and the performance (see pure render mixin etc.) will come. I simply switched some parts of the app, that need high-speed, out with D3 for example.
> it’s nothing that couldn’t be replicated by some simple coding conventions
True and there are many many component based frameworks to choose from. React simply has the better eco system.
> priming and funnelling programmers into their enterprise
Yes and that's probably the main selling point of React for Facebook (i.e. why they give it away for free). They already hired a bunch of devs that did some OSS work on React.
> suppressing development efficiency elsewhere
This, on the other hand, is a bit of a stretch. They don't force anyone to use it and if you did and saw the problems with it (like I did), you could simple use a different framework. There is no shortage on JS frameworks.
What I like about React, is that it has a big eco-system/community and a small API.
After using it one year, I saw its flaws (both in React and Redux) and wouldn't use it for the next project if I have the choice.
I read this from many framework users about many frameworks. Seems like the average developer just can't change is modus operandi to work with the framework they use.
> performance is abysmal
Yes, it's not that good, but most of the time it's enough. Many people write how you should go immutable and be pure and the performance (see pure render mixin etc.) will come. I simply switched some parts of the app, that need high-speed, out with D3 for example.
> it’s nothing that couldn’t be replicated by some simple coding conventions
True and there are many many component based frameworks to choose from. React simply has the better eco system.
> priming and funnelling programmers into their enterprise
Yes and that's probably the main selling point of React for Facebook (i.e. why they give it away for free). They already hired a bunch of devs that did some OSS work on React.
> suppressing development efficiency elsewhere
This, on the other hand, is a bit of a stretch. They don't force anyone to use it and if you did and saw the problems with it (like I did), you could simple use a different framework. There is no shortage on JS frameworks.
What I like about React, is that it has a big eco-system/community and a small API.
After using it one year, I saw its flaws (both in React and Redux) and wouldn't use it for the next project if I have the choice.