React and Angular

By: Hetal Pachchigar

Before, we start which one is best first let’s see what is Angular and React.

React: React is an JavaScript library for UI development. It is owned by Facebook. It is an open source community for developers.

The frame work was released in 2013. It’s latest updates were released on August 8th 2019. React is based on virtual DOM.

Angular: Angular is JavaScript framework for web and mobile development. It is a Type-Script based. It is managed by Google’s Angular team and the Angular developer community.

It is launched in September 2016. Angular which is also known as Angular 2.0 is a complete rewrite of AngularJS (Angular 1.0), it was introduced in 2010.

Universality:

React: React is a framework used in both web and mobile development. However, for mobile development, it needs to be incorporated with Cordova. Moreover, for mobile development there’s also an additional framework. React Native.

Angular: Angular is suitable for both web and mobile development. In mobile development, however a great shared of work is done by Ionic. Similarly to react, angular also has an additional framework . Mobile development framework.

Is react and angular easier to learn?

As a matter of fact, React is much easier to learn than angular or any other framework. But react is only easier to learn not easier to use. React is great because it allows you all the display logic at one place.

However, once your application is large then you have to worry about state management.

Difference between react and angular

1. Framework: React is a javaScript library

Angular is a complete framework

2. Type: React is an open source

Angular is fully-featured MVC framework

3. Toolchain: React has high

Angular has low

4. DOM: React has virtual DOM

Angular has regular DOM

5. Data binding: React has Uni- directional

Angular has Bi-directional

6. Rendering: React has server side

Angular has client side

Which one is fastest?

Because of Virtual DOM, React apps performs faster than Angular apps.

Angular apps has a smaller app size compared to react.

Angular transfer size is 129 KB. While React transfer size is 193 KB.

So, as per the size and performance – React is faster than angular.

App Structure

React: The structure of React provides developers with the freedom to choose. There is no “the only right structure” for a React app.

The necessity to design app structure at beginning of each project makes it more difficult and longer to start.

React offers only View layer, while Model and Controller are added with the usage of other libraries.

Angular: React offers only View layer, while Model and Controller are added with the usage of other libraries.

Angular is based on three levels: 1) Model

2) Control

3) View

The architecture of a React app is component-based.

UI Component

React: It is developed by a community. There are both paid and free UI component for react. To use material design component, additional library has to be installed – Material UI Library and Dependencies.

Angular: It is built in material toolset. It offers a variety of pre- built material design components. There are various buttons, layouts, indicators, pop-ups, and form controls. Because of this UI configuration becomes simple and faster.

Conclusion

There is no better framework. Both are updated continuously to keep up with the competitor. In the end, React vs Angular is all a matter of personal preference, a matter of skills and habits. As a beginner in programming, you would probably benefit more from starting with React. As an experienced developer, you just keep working with what you know better.