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Don't know who needs to hear this today, but React isn't the only front-end web development tool.

Daniel Saewitz

@saewitz.com

24 Aug

no - but it is still the best ecosystem and has the strongest architectural design

condescension instead of conversation, 💪

Aboogail Screamini

@abbeyperini.dev

24 Aug

Oh, I didn't realize unsupported, grandiose statements were trying to start a conversation. Does it have the best ecosystem or is it just the most popular with the most options? Why do you believe maintaining 2 virtual DOMs as a reactivity system is the best architectural decision over Proxies?

Philipp Nowinski

@pno.dev

I think your reaction is a little off. Best *can* indeed mean most popular. It is an important factor if you plan to run your software for a long time. I guess that grandiose statement did indeed start a conversation at least 🤷‍♂️

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Aboogail Screamini

@abbeyperini.dev

24 Aug

I genuinely thought he was joking until he snapped back at me. 😅

Fair 😄

Never underestimate loyalty to React 😅 I think many people (myself included) find re-evaluating what UI libraries do under the hood daunting, and want things to just work with a decent ecosystem. So they decide that React is still the best based on no evidence.

Philipp Nowinski

@pno.dev

25 Aug

I would not say no evidence. Is React technically the best solution? No. But in terms of wide-spread support, I would say so.

Matija Marohnić

@silvenon.com

25 Aug

I thought you ended with “no” again so I chuckled 😄 I should have been more precise: my scope was performance, footprint, UX and DX. Popularity pushes DX into a gray area, but it’s important to be able to shake off the trend and see what’s actually there.