React Was My Go-to Choice for Many Years
On October 14, 2015, I hosted the inaugural React Vancouver meetup. It was at a point where I had used React for the better part of the year and wanted to bring like-minded developers together.
React back then was, dare I say it, revolutionary in the web frontend world. Compared to the alternatives, such as jQuery, Backbone.js, or Angular 1.x, developing with React felt intuitive, refreshing, and productive. Personally, the idea of isolated building blocks (aka components) really appealed to me, as it naturally led to a structured, well organized, and more maintainable codebase.
React Was My Go-to Choice for Many Years
On October 14, 2015, I hosted the inaugural React Vancouver meetup. It was at a point where I had used React for the better part of the year and wanted to bring like-minded developers together.
React back then was, dare I say it, revolutionary in the web frontend world. Compared to the alternatives, such as jQuery, Backbone.js, or Angular 1.x, developing with React felt intuitive, refreshing, and productive. Personally, the idea of isolated building blocks (aka components) really appealed to me, as it naturally led to a structured, well organized, and more maintainable codebase. […]