What is the most useful JavaScript library or framework that one must know?

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Conner Ow • Dec 25 '21

The most important JS libraries I'd recommend are React, Next.js, and Express.js for fullstack development.

Shivali Pandey • Dec 25 '21

What do you think about vue ?

Daniel Einars • Dec 25 '21

If doesn't really matter of it's Vue or react or angular or svelte or...

I'd recommend react simply because it's so wide spread that there's a fair chance you'll run into it sooner or later. If you're unfamiliar with it you're only limiting your own employability. I'm not saying "become a react expert" but it certainly helps being somewhat familiar with its concepts.

Shivali Pandey • Dec 25 '21

Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts

Randall • Dec 25 '21

We use Vue at my company, but we usually hire engineers with React experience, because there are a lot more of them and they can pick up Vue easily. That's how I joined. I was a full-stack engineer with React experience.

Vue seems like it might be a bit easier to start with than React, but it's true that there are a lot more React jobs, and if you learn React, you might get hired to do Vue anyway!

Shivali Pandey • Dec 25 '21

Thanks for the idea.

Conner Ow • Dec 26 '21

To be honest, react is used in about 40% of websites on the entire internet and would probably be a good option. I know that Vue is used a lot, but just taking a look at the syntax turns my stomach.

Ingo Steinke • Dec 29 '21

react is used in about 40% of websites on the entire internet

Do you have a source? Because Web Almanac 2021 states that "jQuery remains the most popular library, used by a staggering 84% of mobile pages. React usage has jumped from 4% to 8% since last year, which is a significant increase."

Conner Ow • Dec 29 '21

statista.com/statistics/1124699/wo...

Ingo Steinke • Dec 30 '21

Thanks! That makes sense to me! Statista quotes a survey among 67,593 developers about what framework they use, while WebAlmanac analyzed existing websites, including those that are active but might have been coded long time ago.