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Hasan Elsherbiny
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Top 5 Js Frameworks

nowadays JavaScript is very important and as a developer it became mandatory to learn at least one of Many JavaScript's frameworks

in the beginning this is not a comparison between frameworks or ordering them it's only mentioning the top 5 frameworks are being used.

if you want to know more about the hassle of Front end frameworks read this article

1. Vue.js

Vue.js has gained a strong following due to its simplicity and flexibility. It offers a gradual learning curve, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced developers. Vue's two-way data binding simplifies state management and ensures that changes in the data are reflected in the UI and vice versa. The Vue Router facilitates seamless navigation within single-page applications.

Key Features: Progressive Framework, Two-Way Data Binding, Vue Router
Use Cases: Interactive web applications, UI components, prototyping

2. Angular

Angular, developed by Google, is a comprehensive framework designed for building complex and feature-rich web applications. Its powerful toolset includes features like dependency injection, which enhances modularity and testability. Angular leverages TypeScript for static typing, enabling developers to catch errors early in the development process. It also provides built-in modules for routing, forms, and HTTP requests.

Key Features: Full-Fledged Framework, Dependency Injection, TypeScript Integration
Use Cases: Enterprise-level applications, data-intensive applications, large-scale projects

3. Svelte

Svelte takes a unique approach by compiling components into highly optimized JavaScript at build time. This results in smaller bundle sizes and improved runtime performance. Svelte's reactive statements allow developers to express reactivity directly in the template, simplifying state management. The framework minimizes the need for boilerplate code, making it a great choice for rapid development.

Key Features: Compiler-Based Approach, Reactive Statements, Minimal Boilerplate
Use Cases: Single-page applications, performance-critical applications, data visualization

4. Ember.js

Ember.js stands out for its opinionated approach, emphasizing convention over configuration. This means that developers can follow established patterns and structures, which streamlines development and enforces best practices. Ember CLI, a command-line tool, simplifies the setup and management of Ember applications. Handlebars templates provide a clear separation of concerns between HTML and JavaScript.

Key Features: Convention over Configuration, Ember CLI, Handlebars Templates
Use Cases: Ambitious web applications, applications with complex UI, developer productivity

5. React

This is not a framework but it's widely used library Developed and maintained by Facebook, React has become a juggernaut in the world of JavaScript frameworks.
Its component-based architecture allows developers to create reusable UI components, making the development process modular and efficient.
React's Virtual DOM minimizes performance bottlenecks by efficiently updating only the necessary parts of the actual DOM. JSX, a syntax extension for JavaScript, enables the creation of declarative and visually appealing UI components.

Key Features: Virtual DOM, Component-Based Architecture, JSX
Use Cases: User interfaces, single-page applications, dynamic content rendering

at the end selecting the framework is not the end of the world and most frameworks are very similar so if you learn one of them you can easily switch to another framework.

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Chandra Mani Prasad

React is a library not the framework. Nextjs is a framework works on top of the react library.

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Hasan Elsherbiny

yea, you are totally right, i mentioned it here because it's #1 competitor for angular.

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Shifa Ur Rehman

React doesn't directly compete with angular. Angular is batteries included framework. It has literally everything bundled in that you may or may not use.

React is just a rendering library. Something you use to simply "print"stuff on your screen. You still have to either buy those batteries or build them on your own.

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Hasan Elsherbiny

i'm not comparing between angular and react , but the truth is some people preferer to use react instead of angular for whatever reason, in this scenario we can consider react a competitor of angular

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Shifa Ur Rehman

Imho, its generally a bad practice to pitch react as a framework to general audience as it creates ambiguity in the minds of a relatively new js developer. A framework is much much more than a little library that’s designed to do only one thing. And many juniors think the scope of frameworks is almost as big as that of react. This causes serious onboarding issues to real frameworks when eventually the do have to leave the nest.

We should be clear and concise in content thrown at general populous. That includes absolutely zero ambiguity even if explaining it gets harder that way.

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Hasan Elsherbiny

i totally agree with you, maybe it's just a little mistake by me.

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Septian Maulana

Where is Next.js? And react is library and not framework.

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Hasan Elsherbiny

i have made an update mentioning that react is a library , and about next.js i haven't tried it yet.

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Helina Coder

Este é um artigo muito bom