Angular vs React for Web Application Development

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Hasan Ahmad
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Front-end frameworks have more in common than you might expect
Component based architecture
View-Model / State management
Routing views with URLs

Components
Angular: Decorate classes with component life-cycle hooks
React: ES6 inheritance provides interfaces for life-cycle hooks

@Component({selector: 'greet', template: 'Hello {{name}}!’})
class Greet {
name: string = 'World';
}
class Welcome extends React.component {
render() {
return <h1>Hello, {this.props.name}</h1>
}
}

ngOnChanges() – when a data binding has changed
ngOnInit() – when angular has already displayed bound data
ngOnCheck() – manual change detection
ngAfterContentInit() - …
ngAfterContentInitChecked() - …
ngAfterViewInit() - …
ngAfterViewInitChecked() - …
ngOnDestroy() – right before angular removes a component

constructor() – component is created
componentWillMount() – before a component has been attached to view
render() – return the react view element
componentDidMount() – after react has attached component to view
componentWillRecieveProps() - …
shouldComponentUpdate() - …
componentWillUpdate() - …
componentDidUpdate() - after react has updated a component
componentWillUnmount() – before react removes a component

export class PeekABoo implements OnInit {
constructor(private logger: LoggerService) { }
// implement OnInit's `ngOnInit` method
ngOnInit() {
this.logIt(`OnInit`);
}
logIt(msg: string) {
this.logger.log(`#${nextId++} ${msg}`);
}
}

class Clock extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {date: new Date()};
}
componentDidMount() {
this.timerID = setInterval( () => this.tick(), 1000 );
}
componentWillUnmount() {
clearInterval(this.timerID);
}
//...
}

Data Binding
Angular - flexible data binding options, including two-way
React - One-way data binding, lift state up

Component to
DOM
Interpolation and Property Binding
One-way binding: Value goes from component data property to a target
element property
DOM to
Component
Event Binding: user interacted with page, bring that back to the component
Both Two-Way Binding: update data as soon as it has been changed by the user

Handling State
Angular – Mutable data, services as singletons (can opt for immutable too)
React – state & props, flux, redux

Service is a singleton – only one instance in memory
Components can mutate data in services, everyone who injects a
service can see the altered state
Angular will automatically re-draw the UI with the new data
(Change Detection + Zones + Data Binding)

Components have their own state, react renders components when
their state changes
By default, you have to maintain parent-child relationships to state,
using props
redux: have one giant state object

Store Single big JSON, all state for entire application
Reducer Update store, return a new state
Action Dispatched to trigger a state change
Follow up on redux.js.org

Layout & Styling
Angular has embraced Shadow DOM +View Encapsulation for styling
components
React is compatible with many styling approaches: traditional CSS,
bootstrap, and flexbox

@Component({
selector: 'hero-details',
template: `
<h2>{{hero.name}}</h2>
<hero-team [hero]=hero></hero-team>
<ng-content></ng-content>
`,
styleUrls: ['app/hero-details.component.css']
})
export class HeroDetailsComponent { /* . . . */ }

What is Shadow DOM?
Shadow DOM is included in the Web Components standard by W3C
Refers to the ability to include a subtree of DOM elements
Allows DOM implementation to be hidden from the rest of the
document

<hero-details _nghost-pmm-5>
<h2 _ngcontent-pmm-5>Mister Fantastic</h2>
<hero-team _ngcontent-pmm-5 _nghost-pmm-6>
<h3 _ngcontent-pmm-6>Team</h3>
</hero-team>
</hero-detail>

render(props, context) {
const notes = this.props.notes;
return <ul className='notes'>{notes.map(this.renderNote)}</ul>;
}
render(props, context) {
const notes = this.props.notes;
const style = {
margin: '0.5em',
paddingLeft: 0,
listStyle: 'none'
};
return <ul style={style}>{notes.map(this.renderNote)}</ul>;
}
https://survivejs.com/react/advanced-techniques/styling-react/

import React from 'react'
import injectSheet from 'react-jss'
const styles = {
button: {
background: props => props.color },
label: {
fontWeight: 'bold'
}
}
const Button = ({classes, children}) => (
<button className={classes.button}>
<span className={classes.label}>
{children}
</span>
</button>
)
export default injectSheet(styles)(Button)
https://github.com/cssinjs/jss

var Block = require('jsxstyle/Block');
var React = require('react');
var MyComponent = React.createClass({
render: function() {
return <Block color="red">Hello, world!</Block>;
}
});
https://github.com/smyte/jsxstyle

Routing
Angular has one routing model, driven by the URL
@angular/router is engineered for many scenarios
React has many different options, depending on your app architecture
react-router, fluxxor-react-router, react-redux-router

template: `
<h1>Angular Router</h1>
<nav>
<a routerLink="/crisis-center" routerLinkActive="active">Crisis Center</a>
<a routerLink="/heroes" routerLinkActive="active">Heroes</a>
</nav>
<router-outlet></router-outlet>
`
const appRoutes: Routes = [
{ path: 'crisis-center', component: CrisisListComponent },
{ path: 'hero/:id', component: HeroDetailComponent },
{ path: 'heroes', component: HeroListComponent, data: { title: 'Heroes List' } },
{ path: '', redirectTo: '/heroes', pathMatch: 'full' },
{ path: '**', component: PageNotFoundComponent }
];

// ./src/index.jsx
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';
// Import routing components
import {Router, Route} from 'react-router';
class Home extends Component {
render(){
return (<h1>Hi</h1>);
}
}
render(
<Router>

<Route path="/" component={Home}/>
</Router>,
document.getElementById('container')
);
https://scotch.io/tutorials/routing-react-apps-the-complete-guide

import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
import { createStore, combineReducers } from 'redux'
import { Provider } from 'react-redux'
import { Router, Route, browserHistory } from 'react-router'
import { syncHistoryWithStore, routerReducer } from 'react-router-redux'
import reducers from '<project-path>/reducers'
const store = createStore( combineReducers({ ...reducers, routing: routerReducer }) )
// Create an enhanced history that syncs navigation events with the store
const history = syncHistoryWithStore(browserHistory, store)
ReactDOM.render(
<Provider store={store}>
<Router history={history}>
<Route path="/" component={App}>
<Route path="foo" component={Foo}/>
<Route path="bar" component={Bar}/>
</Route>
</Router>
</Provider>,
document.getElementById('mount')
)
https://github.com/reactjs/react-router-redux

Testing
Angular comes with extensive support for jasmine with karma and
protractor
React varies by project, some use Jest, others use Mocha/Chai/Enzyme

Cross-platform apps
Extend cross platform experience beyond the browser
Progressive Web Applications
Cordova / Hybrid Applications
NativeScript / React Native

Angular + React = ?
react-native-renderer – Angular project in a react native app
ng-redux – Use redux (popularized by React) in your Angular projects

Summary
Equal, yet different:Two approaches to solving common problems all
developers face.
Choice between Angular and React is ultimately driven by an
organization’s development philosophy.

ThankYou!
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Angular vs React for Web Application Development

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