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We Got Compiling To React Before GTA 6

web development Javascript fatigue Build tools Framework wars Mitosis

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20 days ago 45,181,597 views 0 shares

We Got Compiling To React Before GTA 6

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The JavaScript ecosystem has officially reached peak chaos: someone built a tool to compile components to React. You know, because writing React components in... React... was apparently too mainstream. Mitosis lets you write components ONCE and compile them to literally every framework under the sun—React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and like 47 others nobody asked for.

The "before GTA 6" meme format is chef's kiss here because Rockstar has been teasing GTA 6 since the dinosaurs roamed the earth, yet somehow the JavaScript community managed to create YET ANOTHER build tool/compiler/framework-of-frameworks before Rockstar could ship a single trailer. The web dev ecosystem moves so fast it makes the speed of light look like dial-up internet.

Write once, run anywhere? Java tried that in 1995. But sure, let's do it again with 10x more node_modules and build steps. What could go wrong? 🎭

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