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The only advantage React has is a huge backer..Facebook. So large companies are more open to using it because it's less risk and has higher chance of being ar

The only advantage React has is a huge backer..Facebook. So large companies are more open to using it because it's less risk and has higher chance of being around in 5 years than a framework without a huge backer. That's my theory on how 'biz' people make I.T. decisions.

Just1689 9y ago
I can confirm this
azr79 9y ago
Confirming this, same logic for Angular
- k__ 9y ago
  Does Google use Angular for its main products?
  - azr79 9y ago
    all internal tools are running on angular, google's entire organisation is literally built upon angular.
onion2k 9y ago
The "corporate backing" argument is the same as one that people use to justify using Windows rather than Linux. It's not wrong per se, but it's far from telling the whole story; there are some huge and popular projects that didn't have a large corporate sponsor at the beginning.
barrkel 9y ago
Another aspect is lower ramp up time for hiring new developers, and easier convincing developers to come on board where they'll learn / use a growing technology rather than some oddball niche thing. They're solid, non-arbitrary reasons. Given a choice between the most common tech on the market and a niche offering, you need to have a good reason to choose the niche offering, because it comes with real downsides to a development team (as opposed to an individual developer).
- abalashov 9y ago
  Yeah, but the simplicity of Vue is one of the main selling points. I'm not a web developer at all by trade, but it took me only 1-2 days to pick up the essentials of Vue. That's not because I'm brilliant, it's because the barriers to entry really are that low. It's simple. They've nailed that part well, and it's a very seductive differentiator in a JS front-end world that just keeps getting more and more Byzantine. Admittedly, I did have some Angular 1.x background, but it was really just dabbling in the grand scheme of things. And I gather that a React background is equally advantageous in picking up Vue. More generally, given the insane ADHD pace at which front-end web technology moves, I'm not sure hiring developers for any particular framework experience is viable. People sometimes say that about tech hiring in general, and I don't necessarily agree, but web front-end work is really the one area where I think it holds true and you just have to hire competent JS developers experienced with a variety of tools and frameworks in general. There's just no telling how different the landscape will be in 1-2 years.
throw2016 9y ago
This seems to be also how 'developers' make decisions. If something is backed by a large company and has adoption then there is more potential for employment. So there is a rush to learn it. Which is logical. What is not is the next step when these groups become extremely invested and endlessly hype their choice and rubbish others in places like here never mind any technical merits or demerits. The prevents proper technical scrutiny of hyped technologies and allows a lot of bad ideas to gain traction.

Just1689 9y ago

I can confirm this

azr79 9y ago

Confirming this, same logic for Angular

k__ 9y ago
Does Google use Angular for its main products?
- azr79 9y ago
  all internal tools are running on angular, google's entire organisation is literally built upon angular.

onion2k 9y ago

The "corporate backing" argument is the same as one that people use to justify using Windows rather than Linux. It's not wrong per se, but it's far from telling the whole story; there are some huge and popular projects that didn't have a large corporate sponsor at the beginning.

barrkel 9y ago

Another aspect is lower ramp up time for hiring new developers, and easier convincing developers to come on board where they'll learn / use a growing technology rather than some oddball niche thing. They're solid, non-arbitrary reasons. Given a choice between the most common tech on the market and a niche offering, you need to have a good reason to choose the niche offering, because it comes with real downsides to a development team (as opposed to an individual developer).

abalashov 9y ago
Yeah, but the simplicity of Vue is one of the main selling points. I'm not a web developer at all by trade, but it took me only 1-2 days to pick up the essentials of Vue. That's not because I'm brilliant, it's because the barriers to entry really are that low. It's simple. They've nailed that part well, and it's a very seductive differentiator in a JS front-end world that just keeps getting more and more Byzantine. Admittedly, I did have some Angular 1.x background, but it was really just dabbling in the grand scheme of things. And I gather that a React background is equally advantageous in picking up Vue. More generally, given the insane ADHD pace at which front-end web technology moves, I'm not sure hiring developers for any particular framework experience is viable. People sometimes say that about tech hiring in general, and I don't necessarily agree, but web front-end work is really the one area where I think it holds true and you just have to hire competent JS developers experienced with a variety of tools and frameworks in general. There's just no telling how different the landscape will be in 1-2 years.

throw2016 9y ago

This seems to be also how 'developers' make decisions. If something is backed by a large company and has adoption then there is more potential for employment. So there is a rush to learn it. Which is logical. What is not is the next step when these groups become extremely invested and endlessly hype their choice and rubbish others in places like here never mind any technical merits or demerits. The prevents proper technical scrutiny of hyped technologies and allows a lot of bad ideas to gain traction.