Benefits Of Using React JS | A Javascript Framework | By Frontend Everything
Now first and foremost, we need to get a proper understanding of what is React. React is an open-source JavaScript library to help in building user interfaces for projects.
React can be used for simple one-page projects or even for complex applications. A fun fact is that React is maintained by Meta ( Previously known as Facebook Inc.)
React was created by a software engineer in Facebook (currently known as Meta) named Jordan Wake in 2011 and then it was open-sourced in 2013 and still exists until today.
Alright, now let's see the first benefit of using React.
1. Saves Time
Generally, most libraries are to help save time and be efficient in coding. On that note, React saves plenty of time in your projects. This is because React is generally a collection of reusable code blocks to aid in making complex user interfaces.
Here's a simple example. The screenshot below is a screenshot of the Daily.Dev website.
Now, this is a massive website. Generally, the root component is the page itself and under we have several child components such as navbar, quote, search field, and blog posts. These mini components are accessible easily via React.
2. Easier Maintenance
React is useful for those working in teams too. This is especially when there's an update for the program, you might need to change one component (example: the blog post tiles in daily dev site).
However, changing that one component may affect and cause problems in other components of the site. This mainly happens when your site is pretty complex.
One of the main reasons teams love using React is because configuring components in React doesn't affect other components which makes maintenance even easier.
So in a nutshell, it assures you from messing up other components which guarantee stable code.
3. Variety of Developer Tools
React is meant to be used in real-life development environments. Thus, the library should be prepared for it in every aspect. In real-life development environments, we will need to debug and design a lot.
So a good JavaScript Library should have a proper or easy-to-use developer toolkit. React has its own React Developer Tools to help developers in the hierarchy or tree of the React components which you are planning to use.
You can easily access it by installing the official extension using the link below or by searching for React Developer Tools in the Chrome Web Store.
4. Easy To Learn
React is easy to use, and easy to learn. Compared to other JavaScript libraries like Angular, React is much easier to learn and use.
Thus I hope these points justify and clarify why you should use React and the benefits of using it. Do let me know any opinions you have in the comments section.