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Programmers should consider the implications of their actions. Using Facebook's libraries support Facebook. If you don't want to support Facebook, you should pr
by JoshMnem 9y ago
Programmers should consider the implications of their actions. Using Facebook's libraries support Facebook. If you don't want to support Facebook, you should prefer alternatives to their libraries whenever possible.
- React -> Vue, Mithril, etc.
- React Native -> Weex, NativeScript
- Reason -> Elm, Purescript, Scala.js, Typescript
- etc.
- TomMarius 9y agoHow exactly using a library supports them?
- mygo 9y agoThey benefit from other developers using it or they wouldn’t go through the trouble of making it accessible outside of the company. Access to good talent runs try. Maybe you grow a team of highly talented developers using Facebook’s stack. Facebook is more capable of recruiting them since they’re already familiar with some of Facebook’s stack.
- TomMarius 9y agoYes, but the benefit is not from people just using the library.
- JoshMnem 9y agoThere are interesting reasons why companies expend a lot of resources on free stuff for programmers. If it didn't have a beneficial effect, they wouldn't do it.