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WordPress to ditch React library over Facebook patent clause risk
- yeahsure 9y agoMore discussion on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15253781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15253781 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15261213 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15261213
- zapt02 9y agoWhile the patent clause is part of the issue, the WP leadership has been given a lot of backlash for their choice of React. It is (rightfully) seen by many as overly complicated and not a great fit for the WP admin panel. When you combine this with a lot of uncertainty over the upcoming Gutenberg editor, I feel it's good to take a step back to evaluate options, but am also afraid of Gutenberg not shipping, which would be disastrous for WP since the current TinyMCE editor badly needs an overhaul.
- nyordanov 9y agoI'd be fine with Gutenberg being delayed until next year if this means a switch away from React.