Frontend Frameworks for the Year 2021
Tags: Frontend, Framework, JavaScript

With the current pandemic situation, everything is literally going online. So with that, there are numerous requirements for websites for small businesses, startups, and other large-scale companies even. When it comes to web development, the interface that the users interact with is the frontend. So when creating a frontend, we have to pay attention to every simple aspect of it as the users can come from a non-technical background. It should be simple, yet elegant. And now, here is where the frontend frameworks come into action.

There is a wide array of frontend frameworks available in web development. And with that variation, we have to find out the best solution for the website we are creating based on the requirements. So today, let’s see several frontend frameworks that are the best options to go for in the year 2021.

First of all, I’ll list down the frontend frameworks we are going to discuss in detail today.

Angular React Vue JS Ember Svelte

And let’s see what those are, one by one.

Angular

Angular was created back in 2010 by Google as a Single Page Application (SPA) framework. As its name suggests, the application is composed of just one single page and its components are changed upon user request. There is a large community that loves using Angular in their web-based application projects. Angular can be a lot to learn if you are a beginner, but it is really advantageous when it comes to developing impressive and interactive dynamic web apps. It is even used in building large-scale web projects. Angular is backed up by a large community and also, it is constantly updating which is itself an advantage and may also be considered a disadvantage.

But for the disadvantages, well, it is a lot to learn as I said earlier. And the framework itself keeps updating and it is kind of heavy weight.

Famous products created with Angular

Google, Gmail, PayPal

2. React

And here we have one of the most famous frontend frameworks loved by a huge community of developers. It was introduced by Facebook and it is open source. React is great when it comes to developing single-page apps, cross-platform apps, messaging apps, and blogs. Learning React is pretty simple compared to other frontend frameworks and it is easy to use, reusable, and requires less coding. And for the disadvantages you may face, it keeps updating making developers learn more and more again and again.

Popular applications of React

Netflix, Facebook web, Instagram web

3. Vue JS

Vue JS is a more lightweight frontend framework by Evan You created in 2014. It is smaller in size, easy to learn, and easy to apply in single-page web application development. Well, in my opinion, Vue JS is really worth learning special because of its simplicity and customizability. And for the cons, there is not much support for plugins and also Vue does not have a large community as the above-mentioned frameworks.

Some famous companies that use Vue JS

Grammarly, GiLab, BuzzFeed

4. Ember JS

Ember JS is a Model View-ViewModel (MVVM), open-source Javascript frontend framework. Differing from the single-page development frameworks I mentioned above, Ember is multi-page and can be used in both small-scale and large-scale projects. But the thing is, Ember is a bit too heavy for small-scale projects. And just like in the case of Vue, there is a lack of community support. But Ember is well organized and quite useful as it is built as a combination of best features of several other frontend frameworks.

Where Ember is used

LinkedIn, Digital Ocean, Twitch

5. Svelte

Svelte shows a huge success rate when it comes to the popularity among web developers when it comes to recent years. Svelte has several features that differ from the usual frontend frameworks as it is a compile-time framework and has no virtual DOM. It is efficient when creating fast, interactive small-scale applications. But Svelte does not have much of a community as it is quite new. But on the plus side, Svelte is small in size and also easy to learn and use.

Some companies that use Svelte

Spotify

Among the ratings and rankings, React and Angular are loved by a huge community, but Svelte is quickly becoming one of the best options frontend developers may go for with its simplicity. But the technology you should use depends on the project you are working on and its requirements as every framework have its own pros and cons.