I want to downvote you as I dont agree with you, but unfortunately I can't.
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React is mostly hype
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Re: React is mostly hype
#12I want to downvote you as I dont agree with you, but unfortunately I can't.
I suggest replying with counterarguments, that will work much better than downvoting as I can clarify eventual misunderstandings.
Re: React is mostly hype
#13I am not fan of React. It is great to have something like React for people that aren't primarily into software development, because of html and css and js (many designers and hobbyists got into programming with those) but I do not appreciate it. The fact that I do not have (nor want) any single Electron app installed on my computer tells something. It is okay to be there as a choice for app development but I want to…
So, you don't like React because Electron which has nothing to do with React?
Re: React is mostly hype
#14Erm. What is this? I'm probably missing something but there's no useful content here at all.
Re: React is mostly hype
#15I am not fan of React. It is great to have something like React for people that aren't primarily into software development, because of html and css and js (many designers and hobbyists got into programming with those) but I do not appreciate it. The fact that I do not have (nor want) any single Electron app installed on my computer tells something. It is okay to be there as a choice for app development but I want to…
> And Qt is getting really better and better each day, and right now is pretty portable, so you don't have to write 3 different versions of apps for different operating systems.
Assuming you want to write an app in C++ that doesn't need it, and are comfortable with not having any of Electron's sandboxing features. While JS isn't my preferred language, it does beat doing everything in native code with full filesystem access.
Re: React is mostly hype
#16I am not fan of React. It is great to have something like React for people that aren't primarily into software development, because of html and css and js (many designers and hobbyists got into programming with those) but I do not appreciate it. The fact that I do not have (nor want) any single Electron app installed on my computer tells something. It is okay to be there as a choice for app development but I want to…
So, you don't like React because Electron which has nothing to do with React?
And apparently Qt is so much better, which is in the process of integrating a full browser engine for Qt Quick, which is… somehow better than using a full browser engine directly? Okay.
Re: React is mostly hype
#17> React automatically manages UI updates, but this is only true if your UI is extremely basic. The exact opposite is true. The whole point of React is in building complex UIs. > React becomes counterproductive when developing apps that aren't mere demos. A few sites using React that are not mere demos: https://facebook.com https://instagram.com https://netflix.com https://airbnb.com https://discordapp.com > It's mark…
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Re: React is mostly hype
#18The arguments are pretty vague, for example > React becomes counterproductive when developing apps that aren't mere demos. I have developed big apps in Backbone, moving very the same apps to React and the productivity went up madly. Facebook does develop apps which certainly cannot be considered "mere demos" and you can see them in action, for example Ad Manager for Facebook on iOS (written in React Native). Facebook…
React itself is pretty simple and very nice to work with. The whole react/redux/react-redux/react-router/react-router-redux/webpack/babel/flow agglomeration on the other hand is a lot more complex and subject to a lot of api churn. But you can actually get pretty far just using React by itself. Don't adopt other parts of this stack until you actually really need them and you can go pretty far with just a few concepts.
And yes, React is as much a technique for building UI as it is a particular implementation. Learning and using React has also improved the iOS code I write.
Re: React is mostly hype
#19I am not fan of React. It is great to have something like React for people that aren't primarily into software development, because of html and css and js (many designers and hobbyists got into programming with those) but I do not appreciate it. The fact that I do not have (nor want) any single Electron app installed on my computer tells something. It is okay to be there as a choice for app development but I want to…
So, you don't like React because Electron which has nothing to do with React?
No, point of OP was hype, and those two together are hyped.