[Koha-devel] To React or not to React

[SUZUKI Arthur]

Since you're talking about JS/CSS Frameworks, what about Foundation?
http://foundation.zurb.com/
This one is cool too!
Best regards,
Arthur Suzuki
University Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Le 19/09/2016 à 14:33, Philippe Blouin a écrit :
> Can I not be against, yet still have concerns?  :)
>
> I'm glad you so gallantly dumped Angular, which I would have raised my 
> hand Against since that thing obsolete past code every 6 months.  But 
> I do not know React.  Could you sell me more the big plusses to do 
> that.  What will it replace, do you have an example?  What about all 
> the code waiting approval right now, will it become obsolete because 
> non-Reactive ?
>
> All the big previous changes (bootstrap, dbix...) were not without 
> pain, espeicially for those outside the core, not coding these 
> technologies 24/7.
>
> And how do you see React evolving in the next 5 years?  Keeping up 
> with bootstrap requires huge effort (if/when we upgrade).
>
> Again, I know little.  Please don't ask me if I'm against, but give me 
> your big sales pitch. :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Philippe Blouin,
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> On 09/19/2016 08:18 AM, Kyle Hall wrote:
>> Thanks for the feedback Stefano!
>>
>> Please, if anybody is *against* the use of React in Koha, please 
>> voice your concerns!
>>
>> Kyle
>>
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>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Stefano Bargioni <bargioni at pusc.it> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>     My +1 for React. Angular requires a specific skill, other than
>>     Javascript.
>>     Stefano
>>
>>>     On 15 set 2016, at 19:22, Kyle Hall <kyle.m.hall at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>     I have my proof of concept for using React within Koha
>>>     completed! You can see it here:
>>>     https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=17297
>>>
>>>     Please give it a try!
>>>
>>>     So, I've written this development ( at least in part ) in both
>>>     Angular and React. I know Angular 2 is out but here are my
>>>     thoughts so far.
>>>
>>>     1) It's much easier to think in React than in Angular. React is
>>>     for the most part just Javascript. It's far less opinionated
>>>     than Angular. They saying goes React is Javascript and Angular
>>>     is Angular. I think the flexibility of React works well within
>>>     the Koha ecosystem.
>>>
>>>     2) Writing React feels much more like programming. I think it's
>>>     much faster to develop reactive and ajax features in React than
>>>     it is using jQuery.
>>>
>>>     3) React makes it pretty easy to create widgets that we can drop
>>>     in to a given page and have just work. Pretty much anything that
>>>     shows up on multiple pages would make for a good React widget.
>>>     Think the holds table which is on the checkouts page and the
>>>     patron details page. It is ajaxified now, but a far far cleaner
>>>     version could be written in React.
>>>
>>>     4) React is just a view layer. Angular is a full MVC framework
>>>     with many pieces we don't really need.
>>>
>>>     I think React is probably the way to go for Koha. I like Angular
>>>     but for Koha in particular, I think React is a better fit. I
>>>     think we really need to get this decision made as soon as
>>>     possible. If anyone has opinions, please let everyone know!
>>>
>>>     Kyle
>>>
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