Lea Verou, PhDJun 1, 2023

One of the things that puzzle me the most about our industry is why devs keep choosing React over Vue.

It’s bloated, produces poor UX, makes bigger demands on tooling, respects web standards less, and has significantly poorer DX…

Is it just ecosystem? But then how did it get there?
Is it because it came out of Facebook?
Is it because some of the frameworks around it actually have good DX?
Something else?

I …don’t get it. 🤷🏽‍♀️

See also, @slightlyoff’s controversial post: https://infrequently.org/2023/02/the-market-for-lemons/

Show threadMatt WilcoxJun 1, 2023
@leaverou @slightlyoff Momentum is a hard thing to overcome.
Show threadMike Taylor 🦕Jun 1, 2023
@mattwilcox @leaverou @slightlyoff I don't think that works as an explanation, since Vue had plenty of momentum when React debuted with none.
Show threadGray NortonJun 2, 2023
@mike @mattwilcox @leaverou @slightlyoff Per my recollection (and just confirmed via Wikipedia), React actually predates Vue. They’re both ~10 years old.
Show threadMike Taylor 🦕
@graynorton @mattwilcox @leaverou @slightlyoff Ha! Well, there's a thing!
Jun 2, 2023 at 9:24pmWeb