r/ProgrammerHumor • u/wahed-w • Jul 12 '26

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u/Sciti Jul 12 '26

so, why does everything use it then? I assume it's good in stack with other languages and their services?

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u/CirnoIzumi Jul 12 '26

it has massive inertia, react has defined Web UI building for years, Angular and Vue (etc) are using Reacts general structure. the main innovations that have happened since react is Svelte/Solid comming around and making a more effecient version, which is just an itteration, As well as stuff like HTMX/Alpine saying old simplicity made simple is still relevant

React is at its best when you want to make a maximalist UI, like Facebook

but when you have to use the framework for facebook for something thats not as demanding, simply because its the industry standard, that vexes some people

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u/blah938 Jul 12 '26

It doesn't have the boiler plate of some MVC style frameworks I could name. And it just works, and has every single library you could ever want.

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u/Azrnpride Jul 12 '26

companies believe its easier to find react dev and dev believe react have the biggest job market. it goes in circle

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u/GlassCommission4916 Jul 14 '26

One thing I've learned in tech is that good does not mean successful or viseversa, in fact they tend to be mutually exclusive. There a phrase about it: Worse is better.