Inspired by Stop using React article.
Let's say you want to use some framework/library in your application. What are the reasons this is a bad idea?
1. It's slow
Really, have you seen the benchmarks for that X framework/library? It's very slow in comparison with the alternative in Assembler. You want to use libraries that relatively fast to boost your app, not to slow it.
2. It's poorly maintained
Even if a Github repository has 156k stars like React it doesn't mean there are no issues. There are always problems. There is only a small chance you don't face a bug.
3. It's made by dangerous people and companies
This library is maintained only because there is an interest from special companies and people who want to conquer the Internet and all the software.
4. There could be sensitive data leaks
Almost all libraries/frameworks make additional network requests and pass your personal data. Recently we became aware of a huge leak of credit card data on applications using Javascript, source.
What is the solution?
Just don't use external software. You can write your own. I don't think it's hard to write your own platform to run server-side Javascript or a module to convert CSV to XLSX. It may be hard at first, but it becomes easier later. It is a question of time.
Some of you could say it's hard to write a Node.JS clone but think about how much you'll learn in the process and the only great reason to do this is that you have your own platform that only you control and maintain.
Have you been ever thinking about why do you need to use, for example, Javascript to write web apps? It's a very bad language to do that. If you want to prevent memory, data leaks, poor support, slowness then you need to pick another language/platform to do that(for example, Assembler with WASM). Or better - write your own.
Please write your own stuff. Let's make the Internet safer, faster!
The article is a joke, please don't consider it seriously
Latest comments (46)
Haha. You really had me going there for a while, until I got to the end of the article.
This article better be sarcasm.
Edit: oh ok, it is
This article is a lie! React has 157k stars!
The sarcasm is lost to some 😂
WASM is nothing like assembly tho. It's more like a cross between lisp and RPN.
When I hovered the link and saw that it was a YouTube URL I made a bet with my self that it would be RickRoll.
The good news is that I won the bet.
The bad news is that I lost the bet.
I was so gonna bash your head until I read the last line 🤣😂
I read the post even the line that says it's a joke but there's some reasons for not using frameworks or libs on the real world. Using them makes your project sensible to the maintenance of another company or community that maintains that framework, apart from that I see many people using them indiscriminately instead on using them for the reason they are made to.
Data leaks could happen on any system but of course they could be more frequent when using some backend framework that has a day zero security hole that hackers can use, it can happen to your own system too but the hackers will need to inspect your own system for months instead on inspecting a framework used by hundreds of thousands of people. That's why you need to audit your security when on production, specially if you're on a big company that can be a target for hackers.
Don't take this matter of conversation as a joke because it's not, important facts are over the table when analyzing and architecting a project that can be or will be used by a high number of customers in order to protect as much as possible your customers data and privacy.
Plus if you use this library your are missing a chance to use a more powerful library tomorrow. Don't limit yourself and lock away the possibility to use the perfect one. Once it comes out. You better stand ready by using your own stuff
Writing Your Own framworks:
Pros -
Cons :
While a attempt is worth it.
Once a time every js coder should try to make a framework.
Whelp, got my first rickroll in 2020.
Seems like you are encouraging to reinvent the wheel🤣
Oh no... Not again another controversial Not to use frameworks.
Stop using programming languages, write in binary!
Lol, like your sense of humour.
The article isn't serious :)