Ah, yes. Everyone’s favorite whipping boy: the front end developers. I don’t think the last decade was a mistake. React (and Preact and similar) are my favorite ways to build out UIs. I prefer it to every other thing I’ve tried— and I’ve tried just about every other thing, including building native UIs for a decade.
It’s not perfect. I think we’ll find a better approach eventually, which is why I’m fine with the churn. The churn is part of the search for something better.
I hate the poor UX often produced by React— fat, slow, clunky pages with loading spinners and jank. So, I sympathize with the author. I hope something like Quik gets it’s footing.
But until there’s a better way to build UIs from this subjective developer’s perspective, I’m sticking with React.
It’s not perfect. I think we’ll find a better approach eventually, which is why I’m fine with the churn. The churn is part of the search for something better.
I hate the poor UX often produced by React— fat, slow, clunky pages with loading spinners and jank. So, I sympathize with the author. I hope something like Quik gets it’s footing.
But until there’s a better way to build UIs from this subjective developer’s perspective, I’m sticking with React.