React
The most widely used tool for building the screens of a website. Written in JavaScript or TypeScript, and released by Facebook.
What it tells you about a developer
React depth is mainstream frontend competence with the industry-standard tool. Strong React developers work in Vue or Svelte within weeks. Next.js or Node.js alongside it marks them as full-stack.
- Type
- Library
- Released
- 2013
- Built by
- Meta
- Used in
- Frontend
React builds an interface out of small reusable pieces called components. It is the default choice for web frontends and the largest single framework job market. A React developer writes JavaScript or TypeScript every day. Vue and Svelte solve the same problem with the same core ideas.