One can use the @Component decorator with the template & style options - currently it seems to be the norm to do so, at least until the template compiler is und

One can use the @Component decorator with the template & style options - currently it seems to be the norm to do so, at least until the template compiler is understood more widely (it is pretty fresh), although long term having the template and styles in the same file probably will not be sustainable for more complex components. Angular 2 has some serious perf advantages over anything else out there, reportedly up to 2x React in some scenarios (i.e. repaint perf). It also is set up for incremental rendering, as opposed to React's blocking rendering loop, which can allow for more flexible UX. With the new bundling system for Angular 2, I believe it is currently a fraction of the size of React (I think the Angular team achieved < 10 KB app framework size, although I haven't checked out the new npm packages to be sure). React wins out on simplicity though, including how simple it is to communicate between components. React is also currently a lot more mature, with a much more mature third party ecosystem. Edit: I stand corrected on the size, but the 10 KB minified & gzipped is the Angular team's goal I remember reading.