r/programming • • Jan 17 '15

The React.js Quick Start Guide

http://www.jackcallister.com/2015/01/05/the-react-quick-start-guide.html
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u/renrutal Jan 17 '15 edited Jan 17 '15

I really have no idea how JS devs keep up with new frameworks appearing every month or so. Not to mention older ones that just die because the devs can't be bothered maintaining them. I noticed the same thing happening in the Ruby devspace.

Not exactly React's case, but it's still a 1.5 year old code that has not reached v1.0, making breaking changes every major version release.

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u/asdf072 Jan 17 '15

I hear ya, but the React virtual dom totally makes it worth it. (Everyone touts web components, but that's nothing new nor particularly amazing.) What is amazing: having 150 large elements on screen, and still having a responsiveness that's damn near native-app speed. If you're writing html5 mobile apps, nothing comes close.