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State of JavaScript 2023

Front-end Frameworks

Front-end frameworks and libraries

Front-end Frameworks Ratios Over Time

React
Vue.js
Angular
Preact
Svelte
Alpine.js
Lit
Solid
Qwik
Stencil
HTMX

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Front-end Frameworks Experience & Sentiment

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84.4%
15.5%
21,619
2

50.1%
49.5%
21,589
3

45.8%
53.9%
21,578
4

25.8%
70.5%
3.7%
21,507
5

13.7%
70%
16.3%
21,501

Experience

  • Used it: Respondents who have used an item.
  • Heard of it: Respondents who have heard about an item, but haven't used it.
  • Never heard of it: Respondents who have never heard about an item.

Sentiment

  • Positive: Respondents who are interested in learning more about a technology; or are willing to use it again.
  • Neutral: Responents who did not indicate any sentiment about a technology.
  • Negative: Respondents who are not interested in learning more about a technology; or have used it and had a negative experience.
“Used” average:23%
“Positive” average:41%
“Negative” average:36%
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Other Front-end Frameworks

0%
11%
22%
33%
45%
56%
1

299
2

81
3

77
4

47
5

44
6

40
7

30
8

27
9

27
10

22
11

Other Answers

559
0%
11%
22%
33%
45%
56%
% of question respondents
1,006
4%
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Front-end Frameworks Happiness

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21,383
91%
2.7
3
How happy are you with the current state of front-end frameworks?

Front-end Frameworks Pain Points

0%
18%
36%
54%
72%
90%
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React issues

2

Choice overload

3

Excessive complexity

4

Performance

5

State management

6

Breaking changes

7

Speed of change

8

Lack of documentation

9

Browser support

10

SSR

0%
18%
36%
54%
72%
90%
% of question respondents
5,497
23%
What pain points have you encountered when using front-end frameworks?
(freeform question)

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