This is a dev discussion with Aaron Fullerton, Cloud Elements’ senior software engineer and occasional coffee enthusiast met with me, Chase Doelling, Cloud Elements’ product marketer, to chat about React. Background: The new 2.0 release of the Cloud Elements platform was built from the ground up using React for the UI.
Why Did We Build Out the New UI in React Versus Other Frameworks or Libraries?
One of the main reasons we chose React is that it really empowers our developers. By puzzling together a bespoke solution based on a single library, rather than a full framework, we were able to be more creative, original, and innovative. I think those qualities are really important for an engineering team at a startup. Additionally, using React also helps us attract talented developers to join our team as the engineering teams themselves grow. A framework like Angular or Ember sets the boundaries on what you can do easily. It’s not that you can’t do the things you want or be creative, but rather that you have to fight to get what you want out of the framework. Whereas with React you start from an open world and push yourself to where you need to be. As a company, we want to push ourselves. https://goo.gl/N8WbUq #DataIntegration #ML
