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    Angular vs. React Comparison

    The Basics

    Attribute AngularJS Angular 2 React
    Version 1.5.0-rc1 / 1.49 2.0.0 – In Beta 0.14.6
    Author Google Google Facebook
    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.

    The Meta Stuff

    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

    The Other Information

    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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