Angular or React?
Which should you learn? Which should you use for your projects? What are the fundamental differences between these two front-end solutions?
Which Companies Use Them
Angular is used by:
- Gmail
- Microsoft
- Upwork
- Sony
- Forbes
React is used by:
- Netflix
- Dropbox
- Uber
As you can see, both angular and react are very mature solutions to use in production. The end user will not able to tell the difference anyway.
What They Tell About Themselves
Though the two frontend solution serves a very similar purpose, they give a radically different experience to developers.
Angular is like a do no evil person. It is safe by default. You can see it in their logo → a shield.
On the other hand, React is like a rebel person. It wants to move fast and break things. You can tell it by looking at the companies that use it. They are/were disruptive companies.
Structure
On the React side, there is no pre-imposed structure. In fact, React itself doesn’t claim to be a framework, it is a library. It can be shaped into whichever structure you want. How the project should be structured, and how the naming convention should be followed, it’s all in the developers' hands.
In the Angular world, there’s a structure that developers have to follow. There’s a coding and naming convention that is derived from the MVC model. MVC stands for → Model, View, Controller. Each module in angular has its own folder and all components under a module have their own folder. And, all of this folder structure needs to be followed in order for the application to run.
Cons
The flexibility in React comes with its own cost. Because the developers have the freedom to choose any package to use in their project, choosing bad will have a big impact later on.
On the other hand, Angular has its own cost. It has a big learning curve. React can be learned in two or three productive days, but angular takes a lot. Because you have to learn and understand all the modules that come with angular as well.
Summary
Angular uses an MVC structure, has a more complete scope, more convention and it is safer. Also, it has a steeper learning curve. It provides security and structure.
React is a library, that has simpler scope, gives more flexibility, and, is more agile. Though it is easy to pick up, it is also easy to mess up. It provides speed and agility.
Conclusion
So which should you learn? If you’re asking me personally, I will say learn React because it is easy to learn, and gives you the freedom to explore.
But if you’re a person who wants a stable coding environment and wants to make large-scale corporate projects, go with Angular.
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