Top 10 Javascript Frameworks

Pros

• AngularJS is highly extensible to work alongside other libraries.
• AngularJS offers robust scopes of customisation as the developer can modify every feature or replace them as it suits for the development project in hand.
• It offers a comparatively faster development of apps with ease of coding.
• AngularJS allows testing of each part of the app separately with ease.
• AngularJS comes with a two-way binding feature that makes it easier to reflect the changes in the backend on the app UI.

Cons

• It is a bit complex framework compared to other js frameworks and so, for the developers, there is a learning curve to manage.
• From dependency injections to several other features, AngularJS comes with many aspects that traditional developers may find harder to cope up.
• AngularJS needs Javascript support from machines to develop the app.

Pros

• ReactJS is the framework that can be utilised for both server side and client side.
• ReactJS comes with Virtual DOM to reduce the lag time and boost performance.
• ReactJS coming with a component-based architecture allows optimum reusability of codes.
• ReactJS offers high compatibility and can be used with several other libraries and frameworks.

Cons

• The biggest downside of ReactJS is that it only offers the View layer and so, for Motion and Control you need to take help from a separate toolset.
• Many developers need extra time to cope up with its inline use of JSX and templates.

Pros

• jQuery is capable to reduce almost all the issues concerning cross-browser compatibility.
• jQuery is capable to render highly complex JavaScript operations with the very small amount of coding input.
• With jQuery, you can easily incorporate Ajax functionality into your app.
• jQuery also comes loaded with a robust library of UI elements and effects.

Cons

• The big downside is you need to bear with the extra load of javascript code.
• For some developers, there can be a considerable learning curve leading to a longer development time.

Pros

• NodeJS is an asynchronous framework with an event-driven model to ensure optimum efficiency.
• It is very lightweight and is just ideal for rendering at lightning speed.
• Though it comes with a single thread it offers unparalleled scalability.
• Lightweight code and high-speed rendering ensure no buffering for web apps.

Cons

• It is not an ideal server-side framework for apps with complicated functionalities and apps demanding higher CPU power.
• NodeJS is not consistent in performance across all types of apps.
• NodeJS does not provide support for the relational database.

Pros

• Ember allows the developer to code in pure JavaScript without any excess syntax.
• EmberJS offering more priority to convention over configuration to ensure smaller code size and more organised filing.
• EmberJS offers very easy and comprehensive documentation.
• EmberJS coming with best practices inbuilt takes away any worries about bad codes.
• Once you become master of the intricacies of EmberJS, you can build apps faster than with many other JavaScript frameworks.
• The consistent project architecture makes it ideal for collaboration and teamwork.

Cons

• The biggest downside is the steep learning curve that developers willing to use EmberJS need to go through.
• It is a framework with several complicated layers and that can delay the development process until developers can fully master it.

Pros

• BackboneJS library coming with annotated open source code allows developers easy access and usability. This allows any developer to study and use the framework for his project.
• Backbone.js is very lightweight weighing just 7.6 КВ when gzipped combining Backbone, Jquery and Underscore.
• It is a very compact library loaded with the minimalist set of classes capable to render all types of components required for developing web apps.
• It works to build the foundation of an app that subsequently can be extended by using other tools and libraries.
• It is a very flexible framework to work easily with various libraries and plugins.

Cons

• For beginners and inexperienced developers choosing the tools for their project can be a challenging task.
• It is not an ideal framework for complex and multilayered apps with strong demands of frequent extension and scalability.

Pros

• VueJS is very lightweight and smaller in size weighing just 18kb after gzipping.
• In spite of its small size, it often outperforms bulky and heavier frameworks in performance and speed.
• Vue offers unparalleled ease of development with a gamut of scalable templates.
• VueJS is equally useful for single page apps and for contributing functions to any existing apps with ease.
• VueJS comes with very detailed and comprehensive documentation to help any developer getting used to.
• The learning curve is very low and it requires just working knowledge of JavaScript and HTML, to begin with.
• Vue is a very flexible framework that allows developers to build quickly rendering apps run straight from the browser or more sophisticated range of apps loaded with JSX, ES6, routing and bundling.

Cons

• VueJS doesn’t have the backing of a robust community as in the case of React and AngularJS.
• From the creator of VueJS (a Chinese American) to the majority of the developer community, most of the inputs come from the non-English speaking community and most publicly available codes are written in Chinese. This causes a big barrier for English speaking developers.

Pros

• Coming with a very simple API it has a very low learning curve.
• Just because Socket is built over NodeJS, the gamut of async libraries belonging to NodeJS work great with Socket.
• It comes with clients for major mobile platforms such as Android and iOS.
• It offers easy and handy features such as auto-connect, rooms, namespaces and several others.

Cons

• For some time the framework seemed a little abandoned with no releases coming up.
• The bug tracker always shows a lot of pool requests and open defects.
• The framework comes with a very poor and non-optimised documentation for behaviour patterns, best practices and protocols.
• It offers no tests for the client-side library.

Pros

• ExpressJS is a simple framework with easy customisation options ana d lot of configuration options to meet various demands.
• ExpressJS offers easy integration with an array of template engines and can encourage using various middleware modules for additional tasks.
• You can create a REST API server
• You also keep a connection with important database systems such as MySQL, Redis, and the MongoDB.

Cons

• It is not a self-sufficient framework to look after both the frontend and backend development needs.
• It is not equipped enough for building complicated and multi-layered web apps.

Pros

• It comes with very lightweight and small API weighing just 7 KB.
• Unlike small-sized APIs of other frameworks that need to depend upon a lot of external libraries and plugins for even simple output, the API of Mithril is complete in spite of its tiny size.
• With Mithril you can build fast, powerful and feature-rich apps.
• While using Mithril, you do not need to learn a separate syntax for writing views.
• Mithril offers a very familiar architecture to people who are used to MVC.
• In spite of its small API size, it offers a detailed and large documentation.

Cons

• With a small API, it is not suitable for large, complicated and multilayered development projects.
• It still lacks the support of a robust development community and use-cases of too many successful apps for reference.