The Top 6 Javascript Frameworks Ranked From Best To Worst In 2021
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Ranked from Best-to-Worst in 2021
- React - Facebook
- ✅ Extremely fast, VDOM
- ✅ Most popular of the group with high community support
- ✅ Migration to React Native for mobile application development
- Vue.js - Evan You
- ✅ Easier learning curve than React
- ✅ Best-in-industry documentation
- ❌ No declarative JSX syntax
- Angular.js - Google
- ✅ 2nd most popular of the group with massive community support
- ✅ MVW component based architecture
- ❌ Large bundle size, not suitable for small-scale applications
- ❌ Poorer SEO
- Svelte - Rich Harris
- ✅ Easiest learning curve, great for beginners
- ✅ Smallest bundle size, extremely fast
- ❌ Relatively new with very little community support
- Ember.js - Yehuda Katz
- ✅ Essential features are already built-in such as routing
- ✅ Integrates well with modern javascript ecosystem (babel, VS code, npm, TS)
- ❌ Steep learning curve
- Mithril - Leo Horie
- ✅ Smaller bundle size
- ✅ Good enterprise support
- ✅ Built-in modules for XHR and routing
- ❌ Lacks thorough documentation and resources
Written by Ryan Parker on 12/24/2020
Modified 8/5/2021
Ryan Parker is a Growth Marketing Manager and Staff Writer for Easybase. He has previously written and contributed to various tech-related publications.