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Vishal Porwal
Vishal Porwal

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React Is Great - But What If You Need Enterprise UI Components?

The UI component library React gives you flexibility.

But it doesn’t give you:

  • data grids
  • pivot tables
  • advanced UI systems

So what happens?

You build or integrate everything manually

The Problem

In real-world apps:

  • UI complexity increases
  • Data handling gets messy
  • performance needs optimization

React alone doesn’t solve this

The Hybrid Approach

Instead of replacing React:

extend it

Using Ext JS Reactor, you can:

Use Sencha Ext JS components inside React
keep React structure intact
avoid rewriting complex UI

What You Actually Get

  1. Full Component Access
  • grids
  • trees
  • pivot tables
  • charts

Everything works inside React

  1. Same Performance as Ext JS

No difference in behavior

Reactor just coordinates between React + Ext JS

  1. Optimized Build

Webpack plugin:

includes only used components
supports code splitting

  1. Flexible Architecture

You can:

use React components
Use the Ext JS class system
or mix both

Limitations

  • no server-side rendering
  • requires setup
  • depends on the Ext JS ecosystem

Why This Matters

React = flexible UI layer
Ext JS = structured UI + data system

Together:

  • faster development
  • less integration work
  • better scalability

Final Thought

React solves UI composition

Ext JS solves UI complexity

Combining them solves both

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