Why React Won the Front-End Race

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React has won the front-end race due to its powerful backing by Meta, flexibility as a library rather than a framework, component-based architecture with JSX, the impressive Virtual DOM, multiple state management options, and the introduction of hooks. Its vast ecosystem and the capabilities of React Native further solidify its

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Sep 16, 2024•8m read time•From dev.to

Table of contents

1. It’s Backed by Facebook—Oops, I Mean Meta 2. It’s a Library, Not a Framework (And You Will Hear This Until the Day You Die)3. Component-Based Architecture (A Fancy Way of Saying You’ll Be Writing HTML in Your JavaScript)4. The Virtual DOM: So Cool You Don’t Even Have to Understand It 5. State Management: Because Props Alone Aren’t Confusing Enough 6. Hooks: The Shiny Toy You Now Can’t Live Without 7. The Ecosystem: Thousands of Packages You Probably Don’t Need 8. React Native: One Codebase to (Almost) Rule Them All Conclusion: Resistance is Futile