The world of JavaScript is huge, rich in all sorts of libraries, modules, development environments and frameworks. Being a flexible programming language JavaScript is a good choice to learn for the beginner. Although it has a lot of benefits, there is a dilemma for a beginner: which JS framework to choose for work.
The list of JavaScript frameworks available for the developers is tremendous and this only marks the beginning. They are used so widely due to their ease of access, high security, speed and the ability to help the developers in almost every aspect of development.
Deciding the best JavaScript framework is not an easy task, as it would depend on numerous factors such as community growth, stability, accessibility of educational resources, ease of use and how extensively they are used by the developers and companies. The below-mentioned JavaScript frameworks are best in their own ways, and may be used by the developers differently according to their needs.
| Angular 2 | React | Ember | Vue | |
| Stars on GitHub | 42,631 | 115,505 | 20,172 | 119,026 |
| Contributors on GitHub | 776 | 1262 | 735 | 215 |
1. Angular 2+
Developed by: Google
Launched in: 2010
Angular 2 is a JavaScript framework based on TypeScript. Designed and supported by Google Angular is a popular open-source front-end development framework mainly used for dynamic single-page web applications development (SPA).Angular can be also be used for mobile, web, native mobile and native desktop development. It enables developers to create features with declarative templates quickly.
Angular transfers all the contents from the server to the browser along with loading all the web pages simultaneously. Once the contents are loaded, clicking on any link on the page does not reload the entire page content; instead, it simply updates the sections within the page.
2. React.js
Developed by: Facebook
Launched in: 2013
React is a declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library best known for building attractive user interfaces. React was created with a business-forward mindset by leveraging faster web-page load speed, SEO friendliness and code reusability through combining the HTML and JavaScript. It was designed in accordance with two-way data binding. A lot ofweb developers prefer using React as it can potentially reduce the need for performing frequent DOM operations.The list of companies utilizing React in production is impressive, just to name a few: Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Whatsapp, Salesforce,Uber, The New York Times, CNN and Reddit are the major league ones among the 100+ other medium to large scale companies.
3. Ember.js
Developed by: EmberTeam
Launched in: 2011
Ember is another JavaScript framework to look out for. Being an open-source framework Ember lets the developers create a single page and large web applications. Ember also stands out with its simplicity and flow of functionality to make web app development a smooth experience. Getting started with Ember is quick and painless, and many developers have gone out of their way to create tutorials and guides on how to get started with this adaptable framework.
Ember has managed to stay away from gleaming terms and modules that make modern frameworks stand out from the crowd. Instead, Ember maintains traditional functionality while bringing forth power that’s necessary for building great applications.
4. Vue.js
Developed by: Evan You
Launched in: 2014
Vue is growing much faster than Ember and Angular and overtook Ember in popularity in 2018.Vue is a progressive JavaScript framework built to organize and simplify web development. It focuses on making ideas in web UI development (components, declarative UI, hot-reloading, time-travel debugging, etc.) more approachable and attempts to be less opinionated and thus easier for developers to pick up. The core library focuses on declarative rendering and component composition and can be embedded into existing pages.
To sum it up, when diving into either programming or web development, JavaScript is an excellent language to learn. The capabilities of JavaScript encourage to use it in many different fields, from programming to web development.
It is important to remember that a framework is just a frame that sets the rules for building applications. Using frameworks speeds up the process and makes it easier to go through the development phase. The choice of a framework depends on personal preferences and each particular case should be examined separately.
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Kate Kviatkovskaya
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