Re:What React Gets Wrong
by vijaybritto on Thursday January 07, 2021 @05:20PM
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Hmm only a few points are valid in this criticism, I think.
- the jsx syntax helps hide massive nested functions. It would be a nightmare to manage any application without it.
- react has grown fat and does more stuff. Also it has a lot of foot guns with hooks.
- the create react app situation is absurd from this narrow point of view but when looked at from a project's perspective any team is going to choose it. The amount of features it offers out of the box would be insane to setup on our own.
- react has the biggest community right now and that will give a huge boost. Any good OSS library is not just about code and but also the community/ecosystem.
- the jsx syntax helps hide massive nested functions. It would be a nightmare to manage any application without it.
- react has grown fat and does more stuff. Also it has a lot of foot guns with hooks.
- the create react app situation is absurd from this narrow point of view but when looked at from a project's perspective any team is going to choose it. The amount of features it offers out of the box would be insane to setup on our own.
- react has the biggest community right now and that will give a huge boost. Any good OSS library is not just about code and but also the community/ecosystem.