Front-end frameworks: Overview of why you should choose to React

In today’s IT world every website or application that is designed and developed comprises of two parts- Frontend and Backend. The Frontend part is the design or the UI that we see on our screens and the Backend part is the one that makes a website work properly.

In the world where looks matter the most for people, they obviously give more preference to a website or an application that is well designed and is easy to use. Better the UI, the more likable the website becomes.

So when we search about the frameworks available for the designing of UI we come down to the best 3 options that are available in today’s market:-

1. ReactJS
2. Angular
3. Vue js

The use of these frameworks for the development of UI has increased over the years and now after being in so much demand companies have also raised a pre-requisite of having a good piece of knowledge of front-end frameworks. Now it has become mandatory for people to have good knowledge about the front-end frameworks as well.

If we talk about the frameworks that are currently being used out of the given three options ReactJS is the most popular and extensively used framework because of its features which makes it different from other frameworks.

So let’s try to understand the features of the most popular front-end framework in detail.

Why is React.js Preferred over other frameworks?

Why should we use ReactJS over frameworks that are available for front-end development such as Angular and Vue? So let’s look at the benefits of React.js:

1. Easy to learn: Anyone with basic knowledge in programming can easily understand React while Angular and Ember are difficult to learn. For React.js, you just need basic knowledge of CSS and HTML.
2. Simplicity: The component-based approach, well-defined lifecycle, and use of just plain JavaScript make React very simple to learn. React uses a special syntax called JSX which allows you to mix HTML with JavaScript which makes it simpler and easier.
3. Native Approach: React is also used to create mobile applications (React Native) and as known in React reusability is one of the main features. So at the same time, we can make IOS, Android, and Web applications.
4. Data Binding: React uses one-way data binding and an application architecture called Flux that controls the flow of data to components through one control point. It’s easier to debug self-contained components of large ReactJS apps.
5. Testing: ReactJS applications are super easy to test. React views can be treated as functions of the state, so we can manipulate with the state we pass to the ReactJS view and take a look at the output and triggered actions, events, functions, etc.

Conclusion

As the world is evolving quickly and so is our IT industry. So we should keep ourselves updated with the latest technology. This was a small introduction to front-end frameworks and why you should choose to react js as a front-end framework for your projects.

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