If your main choices have already been taken care of (framework, ui lib, ...), i think you're asking the wrong question.
When you're starting to write a new feature, ask yourself:
1) Is this feature domain specific ? (yes ? then do it yourself)
2) Is there any chance that someone might already have done it ? (no ? then do it yourself)
3) Is it really worth it to use someone else code for that, or would I be happier with something I wrote ? (no ? then do it your self)
If you've passed those steps, there is a good chance that there is a lib that suits your needs.
There are literally no way to tell in advance which one will be usefull to you. Nor to know all of them. I can give you some advice to chose them, though:
Do not pay attentions to repo⭐ too much or download counts, they dont mean much (especially on recent libs, or on edge features)
Avoid libraries that have no activity (not been modified for years, no question asked, ...)
Check if there are issues. If there are, and there is nobody answering them, nor any commits showing some sign of authors activity, then the lib is likely dying.
Avoid using libs big libs that that are doing too much if you only plan to use a tiny portion of them (it could increase your bundle size signifcantly if they're not tree-shakeable)
That said, I know the best lib out there: mine 😄 (shouldnt be of much use for the frontend, though)
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If your main choices have already been taken care of (framework, ui lib, ...), i think you're asking the wrong question.
When you're starting to write a new feature, ask yourself:
1) Is this feature domain specific ? (yes ? then do it yourself)
2) Is there any chance that someone might already have done it ? (no ? then do it yourself)
3) Is it really worth it to use someone else code for that, or would I be happier with something I wrote ? (no ? then do it your self)
If you've passed those steps, there is a good chance that there is a lib that suits your needs.
There are literally no way to tell in advance which one will be usefull to you. Nor to know all of them. I can give you some advice to chose them, though:
That said, I know the best lib out there: mine 😄 (shouldnt be of much use for the frontend, though)
That's super helpful, thanks a lot!