Just a summary of pros and cons for different frameworks for a new project
| Subject | React | Elm | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server-side rendering | yes | wip | yes |
| HTML in javascript | yes | yes | yes |
| Unidirectional dataflow | yes | yes | yes |
| Virtual DOM | yes | yes | yes |
| No runtime errors | no | yes | no |
| Speed | fast | fastest | faster |
| Pure JS | yes | no | yes |
| Stateless functions | some | all | all |
| Immutable data | most of it | all | all |
| Community | large | ok | growing |
| Core library size | large | medium | tiny |
| Open source since | 2014? | 2011 (1) | 2015 (2) |
| Debugging | ok | best | great |
| Native | yes | wip | yes |
| Easy testable | good | the best | great |
| Learning curve | easy | different | easy |
| No cheating, strict | no | yes | no |
| Easy setup | no | yes | yes |
| Must learn third party libs | yes | no | yes |
| Package choice | great | limited | growing |
| Package quality/architecture | differs | great | great |
| Third party dependencies | lots of small | none | little |
- http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/26/why-i-designed-a-front-end-programming-language-from-scratch
- Out of frustration of React
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