Why You Should Choose React for Your Next Project

Since it was launched in 2013, the use of React has grown rapidly. If you are not familiar with it, React is a JavaScript framework that is used for developing web sites, web applications and mobile applications. It is based on a JavaScript library created by Facebook and is a powerful tool when used for native mobile app development. Its use has skyrocketed over the past 6 years, in fact, it is currently used by some of the most popular brands in the world, such as Facebook, Instagram, Walmart, Bloomberg, Apple, PayPal, Netflix, Skype, Tesla, Airbnb and many more.

With React, developers are able to build a rich UI for native apps that is supported by both iOS and Android platforms. Mobile application development companies have embraced React as a powerful tool for developing mobile apps and you should consider utilizing React for your next project. Here are a few reasons why:

Reuse of system components

React’s ability to reuse system components is one of its best features. This approach helps give your project a more consistent look and helps facilitate codebase maintenance and growth. This feature is particularly useful for large scale enterprises. With its ability to re-use code components, it makes version management and the further use of components on a growing app ecosystem easier, along with helping maintain consistent internal coding standards. 

Stable code

To make sure that even the smallest changes that take place in child structures do not affect their parents, React uses only a downward data flow. To change an object, developers simply modify its state, make the change, and then only those particular components are updated. This structure helps to ensure that the code is stable.

Faster rendering

Another particularly exciting feature of React is Virtual DOM. Facebook introduced this feature to improve performance on high load or dynamic solutions. Since React utilizes a virtual representation of a document object model, all of the changes will be applied to the virtual DOM first and then afterword, it calculates the necessary DOM operations and updates the DOM tree is accordingly. This process reduces the time used and guarantees better user experiences and a better performing mobile application.

Proven performance

Since thousands of companies across the face of the globe have chosen React to develop their apps and web sites, including some of the largest in the world, you can feel confident in it as a development tool. For example, Baidu Mobile, which was developed with React, has over 600 million users.

Conclusion

In summation, React is not only a stable choice that reduces risk but it is also responsive and an advanced tool that has been more than proven. It is a highly recommended tool that is very effective when building large-scale enterprise applications that utilize dynamic data that changes.

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