Minko Gechev | Converging Web Frameworks | ViteConf 2024

Angular and React are becoming more similar in their underlying approaches despite different syntax, with shared concepts in reactivity, event handling, and component architecture

Signals - a reactivity primitive used by Vue, Angular, Solid, and Svelte - has emerged as a common foundation across frameworks, enabling fine-grained reactivity and better performance

WIS (Web Infrastructure System) at Google demonstrated significant performance improvements through resumability and event replay:

• 35% better input latency on low-end devices
• 60 FPS swiping performance in YouTube mobile
• Increased user engagement

Modern frameworks are converging on similar optimizations:

• Incremental hydration
• Fine-grained code loading
• Server-side rendering
• Tree pruning algorithms
• Component-based architecture

Framework stability and backward compatibility remain critical:

• Angular manages 27,000+ pull requests
• Extensive testing infrastructure
• Focus on maintaining compatibility while innovating

Common trends across frameworks:

• Dependency injection patterns
• Context/state management
• Component tree traversal optimization
• Event handling mechanisms
• Code splitting capabilities

The future points toward further framework convergence, with teams collaborating to establish industry best practices and shared primitives

When choosing a framework, key considerations should be:

• Community support
• Long-term maintainability
• Ecosystem stability
• Team familiarity
• Use case requirements