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2023-06-29 - SPA Web Alternatives: Flutter / ReactJS vs Smalltalk Seaside / AIDAweb

Category DEV

Something to try:

The critical question is why bother? Flutter / React already offer well-rounded frameworks, and Smalltalk is just yet-another-esoteric language. It’s on the same level as JS/TS/Dart when it comes to “stuff I only use occasionally”, with the typical issue of feeling mostly write-only.

On that part, I ended up actually enjoying Dart as it seemed like a suitable compromise between Java, JS, and TS.

Flutter vs ReactJS:

  • Pro of Flutter = dev in IJ… The integration is excellent.
  • Cons of Flutter = dev in IJ… Requires IJ to edit a project.
  • Same goes for ReactJS. The VS Code integration is good, but lacks an IJ-level project management.
  • VS Code is good for short-sided projects (e.g. Wazz), whereas IJ is better for large project organization.


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