React
React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces (UI). It enables developers to build UIs using reusable components, ranging from simple buttons to complex forms. These components follow a component-based architecture, making them independent and reusable. Whether it's websites or mobile apps, React offers a consistent approach to UI development. With a virtual DOM, React minimizes UI changes, improving performance. It is often combined with tools such as Redux and React Router. Essentially, React provides a structured and efficient approach to building scalable and responsive UIs, suitable for diverse platforms and application needs.
Benefits of
React
- Ecosystem: Huge ecosystem with components and functionalities created specifically for React. You can't imagine it, there is (almost) already a solution for everything in the ecosystem.
- Future-proof: With Facebook/Meta as owner, React continues to be developed.
- Adulthood: One of the most mature UI libraries in the world.
Disadvantages of
React
- Speed: The developer is responsible for keeping a React application fast. Wrong choices can make a React app feel slow.
- UI library: React is only a UI library; as a rule, it must be used together with other libraries to form a complete framework. Both a curse and a blessing. Because of this choice, there are many alternatives in the ecosystem, there is a lot to choose from, but there are also many to choose from. Fortunately, we have a lot of experience with this!
Scorecard
React
Get a quick picture of adoption, maturity and learning curve via the Scorecard. This way you can easily qualify the applicability if you want to get started with it.
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