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Olakunle Hassan
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React and Vue: Most Used Front end Framework

React and Vue are both popular tools for creating JavaScript web applications. More and more companies are getting used to how they can improve both performance and time savings while improving the overall development experience. However many other companies and devs still struggle with choosing the right framework.

React:

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What Is React? React, not really a framework but a library for building user interfaces. It was developed by Jordan Walke, a formal employee of Facebook and has gained immense popularity.

React is used in the creation of single-page apps and mobile apps through its flexibility and usage of components which isolates pieces of code and makes the components reusable on different parts of the web app.

React uses the virtual DOM to interact with the DOM to improves performance and stability.

Key Features:

  1. Component architecture.
  2. DOM manipulation.
  3. Component state management.

Vue:

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What Is Vue? Vue is a progressive frontend framework for building user interfaces. It was created in 2014 by Evan You and has garnered immense support and maintained by an active community of developers.

Considering that Vue is an open-source project that got a good start and is still maintaining its dominance as being one of the most accessible frameworks out there, Vue has become more and more associated with many other big names that had to implement web development into their business.

Key Features:

  1. Lightweight and flexible.
  2. Component-based architecture.
  3. Powerful two-way data binding system.
  4. Simple API.
  5. Small bundle size (around 20KB).

Which one is better? React or Vue
I think you should use:

Vue If:

  • You want a lightweight, easy-to-learn framework.
  • Your project requires a small bundle size.
  • You prefer a component-based approach.

React If:

  • You need a robust library with a large community.
  • Your project involves complex state management.
  • You’re comfortable with a more extensive ecosystem.

In Conclusion:
Remember that both frameworks (Vue and React) have their strengths, so consider your project requirements and personal preferences when making a choice. With Vue, it's smaller, faster, templates are convenient, a simplified syntax, etc. Meanwhile, React offers more flexibility for bigger, more complex apps. You'll be able to test it better, and it's more suitable for mobile app development. leave a comment below if you have any questions. and also HNG-internship is a place where you would be able to learn and get your hands dirty on real world application using any or both of the framework i just talked about, with HNG-internship, be sure to have a career in tech industry.

Thanks for reading.

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