Angular vs. React: Which Framework is Better?
Are you wondering which framework to choose for building web applications? With the rise of single-page applications (SPAs), developers increasingly rely on powerful tools to create dynamic web experiences. Two of the leading options in this arena are Angular and React. Both frameworks have unique features that cater to different needs in state management, data flow, and complex UI development.
Angular is a full-fledged framework that employs dependency injection and two-way data binding to streamline development. Its component-based architecture allows developers to create reusable components, enhancing productivity for large-scale applications. React uses the virtual DOM to make rendering faster and improve performance. This feature makes it a popular choice for developers who want efficient UI updates.
While both frameworks offer powerful solutions for building user interfaces, each has its own learning curve. Angular can be harder to learn because it is very detailed. In contrast, React is more flexible.
It focuses on reusable components and easier state management. In this article, we will explore the main reasons to consider both Angular and React. This will help you choose the best option for your development needs.
What’s New In Angular 17?
In early 2023, Sarah Drashner, Google's Engineering Director and head of the Angular team, coined the term "Angular Renaissance" to describe the renewed focus on the framework for developing modern JavaScript applications over the last seven years.
Custom Standalone APIs for Angular
Together with standalone components, the Angular team has introduced the so-called standalone APIs. They provide a simple solution for library setup and do not require Angular modules. Popular libraries that already implement this concept include the HttpClient, Router, and NgRx. These libraries are based on several patterns that we find beneficial in our own projects. They also provide our library users with familiar structures and behaviors. In this article, I show three such patterns that I derived from the libraries mentioned.
Svelte vs Angular vs. React vs. Vue – Who wins?
Right now, there’s really no shortage of frontend frameworks. In addition to the top dogs Angular, React, and Vue, a fourth framework, Svelte, is shaking up the market.
No Angular SPA without routing – Angular Tutorial – Part 5
Efficient, simple, and scalable—that's how developing a web application should be. Since 2014, Google's Angular platform has been aiming to do just that. In this series, I’d like to introduce you to developing an Angular application and its concepts and best practices. They will be embellished with many code examples, tips, and tricks on how to achieve your goal of a maintainable web application with Angular.
Observables: Reactive with RxJS – Angular Tutorial – Part 4
Reactive programming is a paradigm that’s increasingly found its way into the world of front-end development in recent years. Essentially, it’s about processing data streams and reacting to processing. The Reactive Extensions for JavaScript (RxJS) library takes this idea and implements it. Since Angular relies on RxJS in many places, we need to take a closer look at the framework and its underlying principles.
Angular’s Data Layer – Angular Tutorial – Part 3
The third part of this series is about Angular Services. We’ll see how we can use a service in a component and look at the basic mechanisms of dependency injection.
The building blocks of an Angular app – Angular Tutorial – Part 2
From the basics to the first features: How do you create Angular components that can exchange data with each other? That's what the second part of the big Angular tutorial is about. We'll also take a look at how to filter the output data.
Angular for beginners – Angular Tutorial – Part 1
If you want to develop a single page application for the web, frameworks like Angular are indispensable. The current State of JS also shows a clear increase in the popularity of Angular. While only 20 percent of respondents opted for the framework in 2016, this figure has more than doubled to 56 percent in 2020.
The road ahead: A look at Angular’s roadmap
The new roadmap includes necessary maintenance work, as well as a few features that bring a breath of fresh air. In general, there is a focus on evolutionary further development. This is very much in line with what large enterprise projects need.