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Matt Ellen

Point 5 is the main reason I've not tried react. I learnt angular, until i realised it was a Google project. I do use vue.js despite its Google roots, because it's not a Google product.

I'm not condemning anyone who does use react or angular, but it doesn't sit well with me.

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Sebastian Vargr

That's too bad, React is bloated but it inspired Preact, which is awesome.

Some of the patterns Facebook introduced to the scene that Preact/React implements are solid, so are the state patterns that Flux/Redux introduced.

Don't you think that we miss out somewhat if we base our choices on branding rather than content/actual-code?

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Matt Ellen

I realise there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, but what Facebook and Google do and have the power to do puts them in another league.

It has nothing to do with brands, and I don't condemn anyone who choses differently to me.

Using their libraries is implicit support for the companies. I can work adequately without them.

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Sebastian Vargr • Edited

I’m not sure i can see how that support works, how it could be negative, or how it ties into capitalism for that matter.

The whole open source ecosystem seems very apart from the idea of using currency for trade, or trade even being a thing for that matter. :)

What do you think?

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Matt Ellen

I think that using software created by a company is showing support for that company. If there's no other choice, then fine, but there is so much choice in OSS that choosing to align myself with a company I find abhorrent is illogical.

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