Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#1

Post by deccanchargers » Mon, May 24, 2021, 7:53 PM UTC

Web is fast changing platform. I need to choose good Frontend Framework for SPA that i want to develop. I want it to be stable and efficient.

I think that these are the choices: Vuejs , ReactJS and SvelteJS .

So,which one would you prefer and why? if it's other choice than the above , please tell. I am not here to start war but want to know your preference, that's it. Static rendering is not feasible as it's displaying dynamic data.

Please suggest

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#2

Post by afarrell » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:02 PM UTC

I would choose ReactJS because its what I know and because it seems to have the most momentum behind it.

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#3

Post by sandreas » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:36 PM UTC

Svelte + Routify (https://github.com/roxiness/routify)

Because it is fast and lightweight.

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#4

Post by schappim » Mon, May 24, 2021, 11:17 PM UTC

sandreas wrote: post #3

Svelte + Routify ( https://github.com/roxiness/routify ) Because it is fast and lightweight.

It has been a while since I've used Svelte in anger.

Is the functionality of Routify now in SvelteKit[1]?

[1] https://kit.svelte.dev/docs

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#5

Post by iamjonjackson » Mon, May 24, 2021, 11:55 PM UTC

The TALL stack might be an interesting option if you're more comfortable with the full stack development approach but with responsiveness built in.

But if you're just wanting to work pure client side, then JS it is!

I gather vuejs is a little simpler than React if you're starting out.

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#6

Post by lmiller1990 » Mon, May 24, 2021, 11:55 PM UTC

The one you know, or the one all your co-workers know. Otherwise just choose the one that's easiest to recruit for (React). They ideals are more or less the same and they solve the same problem.

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#7

Post by Raed667 » Tue, May 25, 2021, 5:19 AM UTC

I enjoy working with React (and Next.js when I need server-side-rendering).

I like that JSX is close to native JS and doesn't have weird syntax like `v-bind`, `v-if` or `bind:value`.

Basically for learning, getting better at React means you get better at JavaScript.

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#8

Post by sandreas » Tue, May 25, 2021, 5:46 AM UTC

schappim wrote: post #4

sandreas wrote: post #3

Svelte + Routify ( https://github.com/roxiness/routify ) Because it is fast and lightweight.

It has been a while since I've used Svelte in anger. Is the functionality of Routify now in SvelteKit[1]? [1] https://kit.svelte.dev/docs

> I've used Svelte in anger.

I also had a bad day (literally) figuring out how to use svelte with SCSS, TypeScript and a good routing framework but after that day it felt awesome. The boilerplate has always been a pain to me on nearly every framework and with svelte it was pretty ok-ish.

> Is the functionality of Routify now in SvelteKit[1]?

Maybe, did not know about that. Thank you, I'll definitely try it out.

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#9

Post by sircastor » Tue, May 25, 2021, 6:01 AM UTC

My order of preference is Svelte, Vue, React. I feel like they are in that order intuitive and quick to build a project.

I like Svelte a lot because of the size of its footprint vs the other two.

All that said, if you already know one of them - even just a little - just go with that. If you’re just trying to make a thing, get going and make it.

Re: Ask HN: Which Web Front end Framework to choose?

#10

Post by austincheney » Tue, May 25, 2021, 10:03 AM UTC

I prefer none. I find them to be overkill and often unnecessary, so long as you are comfortable with the primary APIs of the web platform.

If you stress about composition then you will want to use one of those large frameworks. If you prefer to instead stress about feature delivery you probably are better off without them as they will limit your ability to do things in new and unpopular ways.