React is fine

140 · Ryan Bigg · Nov. 26, 2024, 10:03 p.m.
Summary
In his blog post, Josh Collinsworth discusses the challenges and benefits of using React in modern development, highlighting its strengths in productivity despite its deficiencies compared to other frameworks. He illustrates how React's reactivity is applied in specific scenarios and emphasizes the integration of GraphQL for strong typing between backend and frontend. Collinsworth shares insights into his team's use of Tailwind CSS for styling, the potential benefits of server-side rendering, and the future possibilities with web components, while expressing caution about their integration with React. Overall, he advocates for React's practicality in application development despite some shortcomings.