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React.js Conf 2015 - The complementarity of React and Web Components

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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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Andrew Rota explains how React and native Web Components can complement each other to build complex web applications.

Andrew Rota, Wayfair The component driven, performance focused approach of React is a perfect complement to the modularity and portability of native HTML Web Components. At first glance, React and Web Components might seem like two radically different solutions to the same problem. But when combined properly they complement each other to create an extremely powerful, expressive framework for developing complex web applications.

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What people say. Recommended for understanding the historical and technical relationship, challenges, and integration patterns between React and Web Components.

marknutteron Hacker News • Recommends

On “Reapp – hybrid apps, fast”

Exactly which part of that thread leads you to believe that "React plays just fine with Web Components". I suggest you watch link to this video which gives a very clear picture of the current state of React/Web Component interaction, including the challenges associated with it. edit: another good read if you're interested: link
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nutateon Hacker News • Mentions

On “React is badly designed”

Good clickbait, but almost nonsensical article. The idea of supporting web components is great, but it's also a standards process in committee. React and Web Components can play together ( link to this video ), so why draw some sort of false dichotomy between the technologies. The thought that went into the virtual dom diffing strategy is an algorithmic nicety that software in general can and has already benefitted from. React itself is an implementation of that which provides real workflow improvements for web and now native platforms. That's pretty awesome and usable right now. I don't see this as a zero sum game, or as an all in investment strategy unless you are going into some arcane questions of…
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jimmcslimon Hacker News • Mentions

On “The state of Web Components”

You could just use Web Components within your React views; 'React.js Conf 2015 - The complementarity of React and Web Components' - link to this video
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