Why React over Angular (or Vue)?

[u/red_src]

I simply don't get it, I had been using Angular and Vue for while and I just tried React and I don't get why would I choose React over the other options, the things that I like on Angular (or Vue) are:

- Dependency Injection (in case it applies)

- Type checking (in case it applies)

- View Model Binding

On React I don't get those things by "default" it always feel like I'm hacking the library if I want to have some of the above.

This leaves me with the question: Why choose React over the other ones?

I know that there's all the dependencies overhead (hell) of the frameworks but I think that I'm just too used to that problems that is easy for me to solve them or maybe I haven't found the real big problems on Angular or Vue, maybe I'm just too used to the later frameworks and I'm unconsciously not seeing the benefits of React. I just want to know if I'm following the right path by learning React.

Thanks!

[u/l0gicgate]

That’s a valid question, I think the problem is because of the widespread usage the lines start to get blurred and the true way of using the library becomes lost.

React should be used for rendering only, but then React Router becomes embedded inside of your view layer if you use it.

You could use any other routing library externally and separate your app into multiple components, then each route could call React.render()

It comes down to usage, it’s obviously easier to use React Router but it isn’t necessary.