JOjorroll·Mar 1, 2022
Like the author of this post, I appreciate Solid's API because component's only render (i.e. run) once by default and then you define which sections of the component should re-render on changes by using "signals" provided by the library (e.g. `createSignal()` and `createEffect()`). In react, the entire component re-renders on every change and you need to specify which code should _not_ re-run. This was necessary because of the way react was created, but strikes me as fundamentally flawed.
Having used Solidjs for some pet projects, I've come to strongly prefer Solidjs over React. It's an evolution of react, so I've found my existing skills/knowledge transfers. This being said, Solidjs is brand new and the ecosystem is minuscule compared to React. For this reason, I plan to continue using React for the foreseeable future. One of the biggest
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weaknesses of Solidjs is the lack of a "nextjs" like framework. It appears work is being done in the solid-start[1] repo, but it looks like it's still years away from being fleshed out. I want Solidjs to succeed, but I'm not interested in being an early adopter.
[1]: https://github.com/solidjs/solid-start