{"id":6708,"date":"2021-06-28T17:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/?p=6708"},"modified":"2024-02-23T23:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T20:57:16","slug":"vue-vs-react-what-is-easier-what-is-trending-detailed-guide-with-all-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/vue-vs-react-what-is-easier-what-is-trending-detailed-guide-with-all-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Vue JS vs React: What is Trending? [Detailed Guide]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holy war between <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/generator\/vue-cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vue<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/generator\/react-cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">React<\/a> still keeps going. Though both React and Vue basically resolve the same-level issues, let&#8217;s add some fuel to the fire! As experts in <a href='https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/services\/web-development'>web development<\/a> since 2013, we&#8217;ve worked a lot with both frameworks, React and Vue. So, here is our two cents&#8217; worth.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Btw, have you heard the joke?<br><br><em>&#8211; <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Frame-9-600x450.png\"  data-excerpt=\"The battle between React and Angular has lasted for 7 years. It got its second wind in 2016 when Angular 2 was released. Today we have already worked with Angular 8, but the first significant shift occurred exactly in 2016 (six years after the release of the first Angular). React&nbsp;is an open-sourced JavaScript&nbsp;library&nbsp;for building a&hellip;\" href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/angular-vs-react-which-one-to-choose-for-your-web-app\/\">Angular<\/a> is for jobs<\/em><br><em>&#8211; &nbsp;Jquery is for those who stuck in the mid-2000s<\/em><br>&#8211; <em>&nbsp;React is for trend<\/em>s<br><em>&#8211; &nbsp;Vue is for peace of mind<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><p>Both Vue and React.js are popular first-class technologies that are well known for their flexibility and power in terms of building progressive web applications. But, ReactJS is a library, and Vue is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">framework<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p>What is a <strong>library<\/strong>? A library in programming is a collection of reusable functions (classes); whereas a <strong>framework<\/strong> is a piece of code where the architecture can&#8217;t be changed but can be extended with specific functionality.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Framework from the start of development sets the rules for building app architecture, setting its default behavior. Whereas a library is defined as a set of similar functionalities, the framework may include several such &lt;libraries&gt;.<\/p><p>One more principal difference between libraries and frameworks is an inversion of control. It means that the framework uses (calls) functions of the user code and this user code is embedded in the default structure of the framework. When you work with a library, your code calls the library functions and then gets control.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-24-at-18.53.01-1-1024x628.png\" alt=\"Vue vs. React\" class=\"wp-image-6709 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-24-at-18.53.01-1-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-24-at-18.53.01-1-600x368.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-24-at-18.53.01-1-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-24-at-18.53.01-1.png 1158w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/628;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>library vs framework<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Let&#8217;s just say, If you&#8217;re a newbie programmer, a framework can help you to do complex things a bit faster. But being a framework, Vue also has its guideline and set of rules to follow and learn. <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/generator\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Introducing-professional-vibe-coding.png\" alt=\"Professional Vibe Coding\" class=\"banner-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/640;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Introducing-professional-vibe-coding.png 2560w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Introducing-professional-vibe-coding-600x150.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Introducing-professional-vibe-coding-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Introducing-professional-vibe-coding-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Introducing-professional-vibe-coding-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Introducing-professional-vibe-coding-2048x512.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"> <\/a><\/p><p>Some say that Vue is much easier, or, let&#8217;s say, more ergonomic, in terms of general logic, comprehension, and web development; others will go for React, due to its similarity to <a  data-ilj-link-preview=\"true\"  data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/top-articles-copy-600x450.png\"  data-excerpt=\"Here is our list of JS articles of 2019. We collected 17 posts with tricks and tips in JavaScript and its frameworks.\" href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/17-articles-of-september-2019-to-learn-javascript\/\">Javascript<\/a> and because being under the aegis of Facebook it works better for large scale projects, has reusable components and a wider support community than Vue. Besides, React is also often favored for its more minimalistic approach and a stronger focus on UI. <\/p><p>However, all these modern frameworks are basically pretty much the same and you should first note the local market demand, and secondly the scale and the specification of the project you need to develop. There are fewer <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/generator\/vue-cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vue projects<\/a> on the development market, and consequently, there is lower competition among coders. Also, you may have heard that Vue is an instrument to build your apps faster, but we won&#8217;t be so categorical, because it also depends on the expertise of the developer.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"one\"><strong>React and Vue Similarities<\/strong><\/h2><p>Both Vue and React.js offer:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Extremely flexible and relatively fast development;<\/li><li>Component-based architecture with lifecycle methods;<\/li><li>Virtual DOM usage (but React and Vue interact with DOM differently);<\/li><li>Reusable components;<\/li><li>An open and progressive community;<\/li><li>Rich selection of libraries and tools.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"two\"><strong>What is Vue.js?<\/strong><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vuejs.org\/\">Vue.js<\/a> is a JavaScript framework widely used in web development for building modern and scalable apps. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/youyuxi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Evan You<\/a>, the Chinese software developer, created Vue.js and maintained it with a team of 24 developers. Vue.js Completion for components, directives, props, and methods in templates.<\/p><p>Vue is known for being implemented on <a href=\"https:\/\/9gag.com\/\">9gag<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alibaba.com\/\"> Alibaba<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/\"> Behance<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmw.com\/\"> BMW<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/about.gitlab.com\/\">Gitlab, Euronews<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\"> Vice<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/\"> Trustpilot<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/wizzair.com\/\"> Wizz Air<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/portfolio.adobe.com\/\"> Adobe Portfolio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/\">PayPal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/\">DropBox<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Vue has an MVC pattern, a way of processing data that is focused on the view layer, that lets you add changes to the DOM; i.e. you don&#8217;t have to worry about how your application&#8217;s UI is rendered or how changes are applied to the DOM. The DOM is responsible for setting relationships among the elements in the HTML file.<\/p><p>Vue.JS offers:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Simplicity<\/li><li>Built-in directives and event handlers&nbsp;<\/li><li>Coding assistance for different languages inside template, script and style tags in .vue files<\/li><li>Extraction of component and renaming component refactorings<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuesnippets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Code snippets<\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/288d1fe075ac4fe014fbb9b117a03eca-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6710 lazyload\" width=\"835\" height=\"835\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/288d1fe075ac4fe014fbb9b117a03eca-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/288d1fe075ac4fe014fbb9b117a03eca-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/288d1fe075ac4fe014fbb9b117a03eca-1-275x275.jpeg 275w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 835px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 835\/835;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><figcaption>react vs vue<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"three\"><strong>What is React.js?<\/strong><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/6-reasons-to-use-reactjs-for-web-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">React.js<\/a> (also known as React or ReactJS) is a super popular library to create beautiful and highly interactive single-page applications. The instruments of React are components that are easy to collect, reuse, and test out. React.js is perfect for building large web applications.<br><br>We already love<a href=\"https:\/\/reactjs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> React<\/a> for being implemented on the sites of Tesla, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HBO<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/by\/\">,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/\">WhatsApp,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/\"> Netflix<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\">New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\">Facebook<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/\"> Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/\">Codeacademy<\/a>, Spotify, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/\">Yahoo<\/a>! Now, React has 180k stars on GitHub and more than 10,164,796 downloads on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmjs.com\/package\/react\">NPM<\/a>.<\/p><p>React offers:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/betterprogramming.pub\/14-useful-packages-every-react-developer-should-know-55b47a325d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rich package ecosystem<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Extremely common world usage and wide support<\/li><li>High demand in workforce<\/li><li>Optimal for development of lightweight apps and medium-size projects apps, as well as large enterprise-scale systems.<\/li><li>Cross-platform with React Native<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"four\"><strong>Vue vs. R<\/strong>eact &#x2696;&#xfe0f; <strong>Brief Comparison<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>React<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Vue<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Library<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Framework<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Creators<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Facebook; <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jordwalke\">Jordan Walke<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evanyou.me\/\">Evan You<\/a>; Former Google Employee<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Javascript, Typescript<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/typescript-vs-javascript-the-key-differences-you-should-know-in-2020\/\">Typescript<\/a> integration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Release<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">May 2013<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">February 2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Common types of applications<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211; Complex\/large scale web interfaces<br>&#8211; Native mobile apps for iOS and Android with &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/templates\/react-native\">React Native<\/a>;&nbsp;<br>&#8211; SAAS<br>&#8211; CMS<br>&#8211; Analytic applications<br>&#8211; Project management tools<br>&#8211; Video streaming apps<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8211; Progressive web apps;&nbsp; single-page apps (SPA);<br>&nbsp;&#8211; MVPs;<br>&nbsp;&#8211; fast concept checking &#8211; small applications;&nbsp;<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>JS Compilers, Type Checkers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">TypeScript, <a href=\"https:\/\/flow.org\/\">Flow<\/a>, ReScript, Reason<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmjs.com\/package\/vue-type-check\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vue-type-check<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobile Development Tools <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">React Native<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nativescript.org\/\">Native Scipt<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vue-native.io\/\">Vue Native<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/incubator.apache.org\/projects\/weex.html\">Apache<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/quasar.dev\/\">Quasar<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Complexity <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Higher<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lower<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Developer friendliness &#x1f642;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">If you want flexibility in your development environment<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">If you want to have a separation of concerns<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Development Language; Rendering Content<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">JSX<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">HTML-templates and JSX<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Documentation <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Harder to learn from scratch<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">More clear and structured<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scalability <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Highly scalable;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Due to less dynamic architecture, Vue scalability can be achieved through <a href=\"https:\/\/vuejs.org\/v2\/guide\/mixins.html\">Mixins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vuejs.org\/v2\/cookbook\/packaging-sfc-for-npm.html\">Web packs<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Popularity <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&gt;180k GitHub stars<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&gt;192k GitHub stars<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"five\"><strong>Popularity<\/strong> &#x1f31f;<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"448\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.36-1024x448.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6714 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.36-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.36-600x263.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.36-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.36-1536x673.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.36-2048x897.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/448;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>We have checked the graphs of<a href=\"https:\/\/2020.stateofjs.com\/en-US\/technologies\/front-end-frameworks\/\"> stateofjs<\/a> and noticed the eloquent statistics showing the continuing popularity of the JS frameworks. According to this data, for the last 5 years React.js has held the leading position over Vue.js.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.04-1024x450.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6713 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.04-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.04-600x264.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.04-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.04-1536x675.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-03-at-12.41.04-2048x900.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/450;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>React vs Vue.js (State of JS)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Let&#8217;s also check the Google Trends graphics. Here the red one speaks for ReactJS, and the blue color speaks for Vue. And again, we see that the popularity of React is maintained\/unchanging.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-25-at-16.33.18-1024x346.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6715 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-25-at-16.33.18-1024x346.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-25-at-16.33.18-600x203.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-25-at-16.33.18-768x260.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-25-at-16.33.18-1536x519.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-25-at-16.33.18-2048x692.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/346;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Vue vs React in 2021 (Google Trends)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Plus, to be totally sure that React still has all the aces, see the downloads on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmtrends.com\/react-vs-vue\">npm trends<\/a>:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"391\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-23-at-12.27.09-1024x391.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6716 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-23-at-12.27.09-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-23-at-12.27.09-600x229.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-23-at-12.27.09-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-23-at-12.27.09-1536x586.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-23-at-12.27.09-2048x782.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/391;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>React vs. Vue (NPM Trends)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>We&#8217;ve checked also the coders&#8217; darling, Stackoverflow; and realized that there are <a href=\"https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/tagged\/vue.js\">80,064 questions tagged with&nbsp; #vuejs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/tagged\/reactjs\">314,882 questions tagged with #reactjs<\/a>; that only proves that Reacjs market share is four times higher.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"six\"><strong>Developer market<\/strong><\/h2><p>We went through everything from Indeed to Glassdoor to find out the actual demand for Vue and React developers in the world. See what is going on:<br><br><strong>React.js<\/strong> experts still get to be right at the top. We&#8217;re not short of <strong>React developers<\/strong>, because there are lots of junior specialists on the market who are often sold at the rate of seniors; and an average hourly rate is hovering somewhere about $60 per hour of <a href='https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/services\/web-development'>custom development<\/a>. In the USA, the annual income of a good specialist is $80000 roughly. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s still pretty expensive to <a href=\"https:\/\/relevant.software\/blog\/how-to-hire-a-mobile-app-developer-tips-places-to-search-rates-more\/\">hire developers<\/a> locally, and it&#8217;s a common practice for companies to hire workers from the countries of Eastern and Central Europe where the rate is significantly lower.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.24.04-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6718 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.24.04-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.24.04-600x250.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.24.04-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.24.04-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.24.04.png 1954w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/427;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>React developer pay per year<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Top-rated <a href=\"https:\/\/youteam.io\/blog\/everything-you-should-know-before-hiring-a-vue-js-developer\/\"><strong>Vue.js<\/strong> developers<\/a> get around $90000 per year because there are relatively few specialists on the market. But again, it&#8217;s all individual and depends on the type of the project, the overall experience of a person, and other factors.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.39.26-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6717 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.39.26-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.39.26-600x251.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.39.26-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.39.26-1536x644.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-17-at-18.39.26.png 1962w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/429;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Vue developer pay per year<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seven\"><strong>Syntax and Structure &#x1f9f1;<\/strong><\/h2><p>Probably, this is the most crucial difference between React and Vue; how the view layer is developed.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>React elements and components<\/strong> may be written with the help of JSX syntax. JSX is an XML\/HTML-like syntax to transform HTML-like text into standard JavaScript objects. It means that first, you can write HTML\/XML-like structures, then Babel will transform your code into JS code. Though you can do this without using JSX.<\/p><p><strong>Vue.js <\/strong>uses an HTML-based template syntax and can be parsed by spec-compliant browsers and HTML parsers. Vue.js templates are parsed into Virtual DOM render functions that help to significantly increase performance. If you know how to work with DOM concepts, <a href=\"https:\/\/it.vuejs.org\/v2\/guide\/render-function.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">write render functions<\/a> instead of out-of-the-box templates, with optional JSX support.&nbsp;<\/p><p>React has no architecture pattern\/structure for the applications. React provides the view layer of an app that is made up of components that render the underlying user interface when the input data changes. As you probably know, <a href=\"https:\/\/create-react-app.dev\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create-react-app<\/a> gives us everything we need to develop a React application.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eight\"><strong>Runtime Performance<\/strong><\/h2><p>Since both of these technologies are under constant development, I would not recommend you rely mainly on this factor. Both Vue and React are great in terms of performance judging by two major factors to evaluate like <strong>start-up time and runtime performance<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p><p>React&#8217;s component-based architecture and virtual DOM directly influence the page loading process. All this adds a seamless app performance and pleasing user experience. Though it may seem that Vue is a bit faster in memory allocation and startup times, React is a bit faster at runtime.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nine\"><strong>Learning Curve<\/strong><\/h2><p>You&#8217;ll hear dozens of opinions that Vue is easier than React. Vue.js is a template language for writing its components; and has a number of built-in templates that help to speed up development just from scratch. But, it&#8217;s all about syntax. If you&#8217;re not a big fan of boilerplates, templates and need something more functional, then get started with React. And there are more open-source packages available for React than for Vue.js.<\/p><p>If you are a newbie in web development, we would personally recommend starting with Vue, because it is way easier and has a friendlier learning curve. Why? Because React is a full-fledged library, and in order to succeed with React.js, a web developer has to know other JS libraries to make a logically<strong> <\/strong>consistent system.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ten\"><strong>Testing &#x1f9ea;<\/strong><\/h2><p>Testing in JavaScript frameworks usually runs via well-known libraries and plugins like <a href=\"https:\/\/testing-library.com\/react\">Testing Library<\/a>, Jest, Mocha, <a href=\"https:\/\/enzymejs.github.io\/enzyme\/\">Enzyme<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/testing-library.com\/react\">React Testing library<\/a>, as well as Vue Testing library, are built-in libraries that let you test various UI components and significantly minimize the bugs in your app.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Another popular testing library for React.js or Vue.js is <a href=\"https:\/\/jestjs.io\/\">Jest<\/a>. With the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/reactjs.org\/docs\/testing-recipes.html#mocking-modules\">manual mocks<\/a>, it lets you easily create various types of tests, replacing the dependencies you don&#8217;t control with something you do. How to create a Mock Function? Type in: jest.fn()<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mochajs.org\/\">Mocha<\/a>, running on Node.js, is one more JavaScript framework for testing components. Mocha can execute tests right in the browser. But Mocha doesn&#8217;t simulate a browser environment; being in Node.js it doesn&#8217;t reset the state and doesn&#8217;t execute each test in an isolated context.<\/p><p>Also, you may use&nbsp;Ionic React Test Utils made on TypeScript for testing React Ionic Apps.&nbsp;<br>Plus, to test your app in real browsers you may refer to Karma test runner, and do unit-testing for Vue or React app components, or any other JS component. Karma just launches an HTTP server and generates an HTML file.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eleven\"><strong>Debugging &#x1f50d;<\/strong><\/h2><p>Regarding bugs in React or Vue, we are usually faced with:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>UI bugs;<\/li><li>Lack of a parent element or fragment;<\/li><li>Incorrect binding;<\/li><li>Logic bugs;<\/li><li>Networking bugs behaving as we expect;<\/li><\/ul><p>How to debug in Vue.js or React.js? The most evident way to handle and fix your errors is using a well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/download\">VSCode<\/a>. Set up the debugger extension (<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome\">Chrome<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=firefox-devtools.vscode-firefox-debug\">Firefox<\/a>). Follow the official <a href=\"https:\/\/vuejs.org\/v2\/cookbook\/debugging-in-vscode.html\">debugging documentation from Vue.js here<\/a>.<\/p><p>After the installation process, open the<code> launch.json file<\/code> and paste in the corresponding configuration based on your browser selection.<\/p><p>Other tools and libraries for testing Vue.js applications may be found <a href=\"https:\/\/vuejs.org\/v2\/cookbook\/debugging-in-vscode.html\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p>How to debug React components? <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/react-developer-tools\/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi?hl=en\">Install React DevTools<\/a>. Or, you can pick one of the best React Debugging Libraries.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twelve\"><strong>Ecosystem. Routing and State management<\/strong><\/h2><p>Both Vue and React are known for their extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altexsoft.com\/blog\/engineering\/javascript-ecosystem-38-tools-for-front-and-back-end-development\/\">ecosystems<\/a>. However, React differs from Vue, in that its ecosystem updating and maintaining are based on the developer community rather than managed through one center.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thirteen\"><strong>Routing<\/strong><\/h2><p>Any application needs a good routing solution and state management solution.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Routing will head the user to different pages around the website; while rendering will put those pages on the UI. Routing in ReactJS is performed with <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ReactTraining\/react-router\">React Router<\/a>.<\/p><p>React Router is a collection of navigational components that compose declaratively with your application. This is a framework that allows users to navigate among views of various components in React<strong>.<\/strong> Application made with React allows changing the browser URL and enables synchronizing the URL with the UI. Plus, the app gets three basic pages:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a home page,&nbsp;<\/li><li>a contact page and<\/li><li>an about page<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/router.vuejs.org\/\">Vue has its own built-in sustainable Router library<\/a>, called Vue Router. But of course, you still can use 3rd party routers. Also, Vuejs has a standard <a href=\"https:\/\/vuex.vuejs.org\/\">Vuex<\/a> library to handle centralized data state management.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fourteen\"><strong>State Management<\/strong><\/h2><p>Here are several instruments for state management for you to choose:&nbsp;<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/redux.js.org\/\">Redux<\/a> state container and <a href=\"https:\/\/redux-toolkit.js.org\/\">Redux Toolkit<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mobx.js.org\/README.html\">MobX<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mobx-state-tree.js.org\/intro\/welcome\">MobX State Tree<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/recoiljs.org\/\">Recoil<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pmndrs\/zustand\">Zustand<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/datorama\/akita\">AKITA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bitsrc.io\/top-10-react-hook-libraries-ca284ab3ae1d\">React Hooks libraries<\/a><\/li><\/ol><p>Vue has its own implementation called Vuex, see above, an Elm-inspired state management solution that integrates deeply into Vue and provides a superior development experience to other similar libraries.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fifteen\"><strong>Documentation<\/strong> &#x1f4da;<\/h2><p>One of the crucial points that we especially love and that distinguishes Vue from React is <a href=\"https:\/\/vuejs.org\/v2\/style-guide\/\">style guide<\/a> existence that may become a super manual for novice coders. As well as all the rest of the documentation, it is an in-depth source of explanations for Vue-specific code:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How to write multi-world component names?<\/li><li>How to do single-file component file naming?<\/li><li>Prop name casing and many more&#8230;<\/li><\/ul><p>In comparison to any other free framework, Vue documentation is really next level; it is utterly comprehensive and easy to handle even if you still have no great expertise in Javascript.<\/p><p>React.js also has good <a href=\"https:\/\/reactjs.org\/docs\/getting-started.html\">documentation<\/a>, but it&#8217;s not as well-structured and detailed as Vue&#8217;s.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sixteen\"><strong>Community &#x1f30e;<\/strong><\/h2><p>Vue has already got 185k stars on GitHub and this is not the limit; the community is still growing. You may easily contribute the code; also you can get in touch with the expert world in chat, forum, or report an issue on GitHub.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/reactjs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">React community<\/a> is also well-developed and even more: since React is a bit older than Vue, and it also has a great army of supporters from all over the world. The React ecosystem is really strong and flexible and this is proven not only by GitHub&#8217;s 170k stars, but also by the 11,034,440 weekly downloads on NPM.<\/p><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seventeen\"><strong>Sum-up. Vue vs. React Benchmarking &#x1f52a;<\/strong><\/h1><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-2496egssg-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6763 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-2496egssg-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-2496egssg-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-2496egssg-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-2496egssg-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-2496egssg.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eighteen\"><strong>React Disadvantages<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#x1f611;&nbsp; Working with React syntax can be tedious, you have to build UI elements individually that is time-consuming with view-rendering instructions.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#x1f611; You have to use third-party libraries tools like Redux, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Next.js\">Next.js<\/a>, GraphQL which can be no longer available or maintained over time<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#x1f611; Working with a library may result in writing more erroneous code because here you have more freedom<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nineteen\"><strong>Vue Disadvantages<\/strong><\/h2><p>&#x1f611; Vue is a more opinionated framework with its inner rules; it relies on quite complex mechanisms to implement its two-way binding.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Take into consideration:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Property addition and deletion of an object<\/li><li>Array length modifications using the corresponding property<\/li><li>Direct assignment of an array element by index<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twenty\"><strong>Useful Resources for Developers of All Levels<\/strong><\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twentyone\"><strong>React Resources:<\/strong><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/enaqx\/awesome-react\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Awesome React<\/a>: an ultimate list of tools for the React ecosystem;&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/react-table-guide-and-best-react-table-examples\/\">React table guide and best react table examples<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/12-react-boilerplates-and-starter-kits-for-developers-in-2021\/\">12+ React Boilerplates &amp; Starter Kits For Developers In 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-react-drag-and-drop-top-15-free-libraries-to-set-up\/\">Top 15 React Drag and Drop Libraries<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/best-react-open-source-projects\/\">Best React Open Source Projects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/codesandbox.io\/examples\/package\/react-datepicker\">React Date Picker Examples<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/6-reasons-to-use-reactjs-for-web-development\/\">6 Reasons To Use ReactJS For Web Development<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twentytwo\"><strong>Vue Resources:<\/strong><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/vuejs\/awesome-vue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Awesome Vue<\/a>: a detailed list of useful plugins and libraries for Vue.js;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/top-16-vue-open-source-projects\/\">Top 16+ Vue Open Source Projects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.to\/abiolaesther_\/an-overview-of-the-top-10-vue-ui-component-libraries-in-2021-3dhm\">Top 10 Vue UI Component Libraries in 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/blog\/top-6-vue-admin-templates\/\">Top 6 Vue Admin Templates<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vuetifyjs.com\/en\/\">Vue Component Library<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vuetifyjs.com\/en\/\">Vuetify, Vue UI Library with Material Components<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twentyfour\"><strong>Recap<\/strong><\/h2><p>Frankly speaking, there is no answer to the issue: which one is better. Both React and Vue are widely used in web development to create cost-effective large-scale or medium-size websites or apps. Everything depends on the tasks, complexity, and scale of the project.<br><br>The job market is booming and every day more new frameworks come up. It is great when you&#8217;re like a Swiss army knife and can quickly learn and adapt to any customer requirements; no matter which framework is your personal favorite.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The only reasonable way to stay competitive and stay afloat is to develop sound judgment, develop personal expertise, learning everything where Javascript is involved. Learn the language, learn the algorithms and app architecture, check the best practices, and remember that only the sky is the limit.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twentyfive\"><strong>About Flatlogic<\/strong><\/h2><p>Web development is our true love. We love beautiful things that work well. We love processes that run smoothly. Since 2014, we&#8217;ve been speeding up web development creating web &amp; mobile app templates with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/templates\/react\">React<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/templates\/vue\">Vue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/templates\/angular\">Angular<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/templates\/react-native\">React Native<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/flatlogic.com\/templates\/bootstrap\">Bootstrap<\/a>.<\/p><p>We&#8217;re always eager to help you with your next project and we will be enlightened to estimate or develop your project, big or small, eCommerce, CMS, CMR, or anything you may need. 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