React
The lingua franca of modern interfaces — components, one-way data flow, and the largest ecosystem in front-end history.
What it is, and why we use it.
React is the component model almost everything else builds on: describe UI as a function of state, and React keeps the screen in sync. It isn't a framework — routing, data, and rendering strategy are choices you make around it — which is exactly why it scales from a widget to a platform.
React underpins our entire web practice (usually via Next.js) and our React Native work. We write strict TypeScript, server components where they help, and we treat client-side JavaScript as a cost to be justified, not a default.
React vs Vue vs Svelte.
React against the two strongest alternatives — Vue and Svelte. All three are excellent; the differences are about teams and ecosystems more than raw capability.
| Dimension | React | Vue | Svelte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental model | UI = function of state; JSX in TypeScript | Templates + reactive data; gentle learning curve | Compiler does the work; closest to plain JS |
| Runtime size | Larger; server components offset it | Small | Smallest — compiles the framework away |
| Ecosystem & libraries | Unmatched — if it exists, it exists for React first | Strong, especially in Asia & Laravel world | Growing, still thin in places |
| Hiring | Deepest talent pool in the industry | Good | Small but enthusiastic |
| Mobile path | React Native — production-proven | Limited (Ionic/NativeScript) | Experimental |
| Longevity bet | Safest — a decade of dominance, Meta-backed | Safe | Promising |
React wins when
- You're hiring — every market we operate in is full of React engineers
- The product may grow a mobile app (React Native shares the model)
- You depend on the long tail of libraries: charts, editors, maps, auth
Vue wins when
- Designer-heavy teams who prefer template syntax
- Incremental adoption inside existing server-rendered apps
- Laravel-ecosystem shops
Svelte wins when
- Bundle size is the product constraint (embeds, widgets)
- Small teams who value the leanest possible code
- Greenfield projects with no legacy ecosystem needs
We choose React for the same boring reason banks choose Postgres: the risk profile. Ten years from now your React codebase will still hire well, build well, and have a library for everything. That certainty is worth more than a smaller bundle.
Thinking about React?
Tell us what you're building — we'll tell you honestly whether React is the right tool for it.