Ask HN: React vs. X

2•fud101•22h ago

I like Vue but I don't want to invest in something without a payoff (in terms of employability). I hate react but it has more jobs. To me, even if Svelte is good, it's a waste of time because Vue and React are dominant in the market. So by the same logic I should just go with React. I am stuck in analysis paralysis.

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throwmeaway222•22h ago

I don't like any of the other routes - they all feel to me like I'm going back to PHP. (which is ironic considering React's roots)

fud101•22h ago

Yeah. I would much prefer to go all in on Liveview which has my hype receptors peaking but that's an even more of a dead end than Svelte. I'm also conflicted by middle of the road never going to take off options like htmx and datastar. I'm just spinning my wheels as a result.

duxup•22h ago

Focus on React, and focus on doing React the way you like it.

I have some old projects that are in React and they're messy, but I've found that with what I've learned I can hammer out some pretty clean / satisfying React too.

fud101•17h ago

is there a recommended way to do react? i came across recoiljs and now reduxtoolkit. i think this is why i prefer something opionated and well integrated/designed like vue.

duxup•10h ago

Personally I just use react ... functional components and I hardly ever need any of the add-on type bits.

solardev•9h ago

Next, typically. It has enough abstractions of its own that it's best (at least at first) to use it without any additional state management or fetching libs.

The entire React ecosystem is a hack on top of a hack. But Next is most popular among the hacks.

ashwinsundar•19h ago

Learning React prepares you for a career working on React. If you hate it, don’t do it.

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