Attribute | AngularJS | Angular 2 | React |
---|---|---|---|
Version | 1.5.0-rc1 / 1.49 | 2.0.0 – In Beta | 0.14.6 |
Author | |||
Language | JavaScript/HTML | TypeScript | JSX |
Size | 143k | 764k | 151k |
Github Stars | 46.4k | 8.4k | 34.4k |
Github Contributors | 1,386 | 189 | 604 |
This table is pretty straight forward, Angular is created by Google and React is created by Facebook.
Attribute | AngularJS | Angular 2 | React |
---|---|---|---|
Churn | Reduced | Reduced | High |
Tooling | Low | High | High |
Code Design | JS into HTML | JS into HTML | JavaScript Centric |
JavaScript “Fatigue” | Less | Less | More |
Attribute | AngularJS | Angular 2 | React |
---|---|---|---|
DOM | Regular DOM | Regular DOM | Virtual DOM |
Learning Curve | High | Medium | Low |
Packaging | Weak | Medium | Strong |
Abstraction | Weak | Strong | Strong |
Debugging General | Good HTML / Bad JS | Good JS/Good HTML | Good JS / Bad HTML |
Debug Line NO | No | No | Yes |
Unclosed Tag Mentioned? | No | No | Yes |
Fails When? | Runtime | Runtime | Compile-Time |
Binding | 2 Way | 2 Way | Uni-Directional |
Templating | In HTML | In TypeScript Files | In JSX Files |
Component Model | Weak | Strong | Medium |
Building Mobile? | Ionic Framework | Ionic Framework | React Native |
MVC | Yes | Yes | View Layer Only |
Rendering | Client Side | Server Side | Server Side |
After spending a few days researching and reading other articles on these two frameworks, I have found that there is a lot of give and take when it comes to comparing the two. Angular is the better choice for some projects while, for others, React is better. As always you should asses the project that you are working on to find out what best suits your needs. Hopefully these comparison charts can help you with that decision.
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