Javascript is one of the most popular languages among developers nowadays. There are a lot of developers, freshers and experienced who love to build their application or project using Javascript but still, there is confusion when they have to pick up the right framework or library for their project.
Angular and ReactJS is their topmost priority but still, most of them are unable to decide which one would be good for their project. Freshers want to know which one is easy to learn and which one has more demand in the market for job purposes.
AngularJS was developed by Google and was initially released in 2010. React is developed and maintained by Facebook. It was released in 2013.
Before we move on let’s see what StackOverflow survey says about Angular and React.
Most Loved, Dreaded, and Wanted Web Framework
Now let’s see what Google Trends says about Angular and React.
Google Trends
From the above two images, its clearly mentioned that ReactJS has a higher priority than Angular and Google Trends also says ReactJS is the most popular library. Now we will compare both of them based on certain factors to decide which one would be better to choose.
Angular is a complete full-blown framework so if somebody wants to make an application or project on Angular they need to learn a lot of things like Typescript in depth.
On the other hand, ReactJS is just a library and so it has fewer concepts to learn in comparison to Angular. React uses JSX (Javascript XML) which is a way of writing HTML into Javascript.
Components and Size: Angular works on Real DOM and it follows the MVC pattern. Angular follows bidirectional data flow and also it is large in size in comparison of React. React on the other hand works on virtual DOM which is a lightweight copy of a Real DOM. React follows unidirectional data flow and the size of React is smaller than Angular.
Migration and Community Support: Angular releases its newer version or make updates every six months. Developers have experienced so many breaking changes since it has been released. Angular is supported by huge and active communities of Google. On the other hand React is maintained by Facebook. Upgrades in React is easier than Angular, also for Facebook stability, it’s a major concern when it comes to releasing its newer version because big companies like Twitter and Airbnb use React.
Application: Angular is most widely used for large applications like video streaming app or music instrument app because of its full-blown framework nature. On the other hand, ReactJS is just a library so its good for SPA (Single Page Application) or where it doesn’t require much formatting.
Angular is used by companies like Google, Forbes, Youtube, Wix, Telegram and React is used by companies like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Airbnb, Netflix, Paypal, Uber.
Market Trend or Jobs: Recent Google survey shows that React Developers are more available than Angular and its demand is high.
Conclusion: Before we come to any conclusion we need to keep in mind that there is no best framework or library. Choosing a framework or library completely depends on your project level, requirements and your goals. Every framework has some pros and cons, the same as React and Angular. From the above all factors if you are a beginner or have less coding practice also if you want stability for your project you can go with React because its learning curve is fast and easier and also job in the market is higher than Angular. It might be frustrating if you are choosing Angular because after every 6 months you will experience major upgrades for Angular. Another thing is if you want a full-blown framework to build a large scale project and love to follow straight forward coding strategy then go with Angular.
