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It's a reasonable expectation that a framework with more users will have more documentation, more examples, more contributions from the community, etc. While I
by pgm8705 8y ago
It's a reasonable expectation that a framework with more users will have more documentation, more examples, more contributions from the community, etc. While I agree that a developer should choose based on what will make them most productive and happy, popularity is still an important factor.
When comparing 2 or more frameworks or libraries to use, I always check out the github repo and look at the number of stars. I don't see a problem with this article pointing out that this metric may not be the best indicator of usage.
- bonestamp2 8y agoAlso, in enterprise consultant built apps we often have to consider what kind of talent we're going to be able to get for that project. It's much easier to get Angular and React developers than Vue developers at the moment. That could certainly change in a year of course.
- nomocrypto 8y agoIt boggles my mind that companies don’t expect frontend devs to be able to transfer knowledge between frameworks. Do they just not have that skill or do companies really not believe those devs are capable of that? Or both?
- bonestamp2 8y agoWe know that good devs can pickup new frameworks quickly and easily. But, when we're charging our customers top dollar they want devs who are experts day 1, and (unfortunately) we can only charge top dollar if we bring those people. But, that's just our business model... I know some other consulting companies that charge lower rates and hire people with less experience.