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Why I still choose React with Chance Strickland

Oct 31, 2023

Chance Strickland, a Senior Software Engineer and educator, shares why he still chooses React. They discuss React's unique mental model, its advantages over other frameworks, and the potential of extending it to the backend. The challenges of React hooks and state management approaches are also explored. Factors to consider when choosing React are highlighted, along with alternative options like Solid and Svelte.

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Quick takeaways

React's underlying mental model of UI as a function of state still provides value, making it a fantastic choice for building software in 2023.

Understanding the rules and guidelines of React Hooks is essential to avoid potential complexities and pitfalls.

Deep dives

React's evolution and the need for alternatives

Throughout the podcast episode, Chance Strickland discusses the recent trend of React conferences featuring talks about other frameworks, highlighting the natural progression of the JavaScript ecosystem. With React being around for 10 years, developers start feeling the need to explore alternatives as the software industry evolves. However, Chance emphasizes that although other frameworks have their strengths, React's underlying mental model of UI as a function of state still provides value. He argues that React's mental model, coupled with its ecosystem strength and extensive tooling, makes it a fantastic choice for building software in 2023.

Introduction

2min

React: The Simplest Tool for UI Emergence

13min

The Challenges and Complexities of Using React Hooks

13min

State Management Spectrum and Changing Perceptions of React

6min

Factors to Consider When Choosing to Use React

2min

Chance Strickland, Senior Software Engineer at Replo and educator, comes back onto the show to talk about why, even in a sea of JavaScript frameworks, he still chooses to work in React.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaance
https://twitter.com/chancethedev
https://chance.dev
https://github.com/chaance

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