Curiosity in React, Angular, and Vue is waning

JavaScript and TypeScript stay extra vibrant than ever, however established JavaScript frameworks together with React and Angular proceed to see dips in satisfaction, in line with the State of JavaScript 2022 report.

The 2022 version of the annual report, revealed January 10, was primarily based on survey of 39,472 builders late final yr. Amongst its observations was excessive curiosity amongst respondents in performance-oriented front-end frameworks Svelte, Strong, and Qwik, and waning curiosity in longtime leaders Vue, React, and particularly Angular. Nevertheless, 82% of these surveyed who had used React would use it once more, whereas solely 49% and 42% mentioned the identical for Angular and Vue, respectively.

For front-end frameworks, rendering frameworks, and different instruments, the survey tried to measure retention (would use once more), curiosity (wish to be taught), utilization, and consciousness. Curiosity in studying Angular has decreased from 68% in 2016 to simply 43% within the present report, whereas curiosity in Vue has slipped from 91% in 2018 to 77% in 2022. Google’s Sarah Drasner, within the report’s conclusion, instructed that these declines may very well be indicators of maturity. Regardless of declining curiosity, React and Angular stay in large use.

Different findings within the State of JavaScript 2022 report:

• JavaScript language options nullish coalescing, prime stage await, string.prototype.replaceAll, and dynamic import had excessive ratios of individuals who learn about them and had used them, with 81.7% of those that learn about nullish coalescing having used it, adopted by 67.5% for prime stage await, 64.6% for string.prototype.replaceAll, and 56.4% for dynamic import. In contrast, solely 20.1% of those that learn about WebAssembly, heralded lately as a breakthrough in internet efficiency and programming, had used it.
• The Vite construct instrument had the very best retention ratio, with 98% of those that have used it saying they’d use it once more.
• 21% of respondents didn’t have the next schooling diploma.
• 40.2% had the next schooling diploma in a area associated to laptop know-how.
• 13.7% of respondents had salaries starting from $100,000 to $200,000.

The State of JavaScript 2022 survey, led by builders Sacha Greif and Eric Burel, was performed from November 21 to December 22, 2022, with respondents taking part from 20 nations all over the world.