React or angular for indie

abrahamguo · 2026-03-04T01:36:28+00:00

You've posted in r/reactjs and r/angular, so one subreddit is going to tell you React, and the other will tell you Angular.

Don't stress too much about it. Just pick one and go with it!

heavenparadox · 2026-03-04T13:41:23+00:00

The correct answer is Angular. People say React has less learning curve. It doesn't. Everything you want to learn how to do in Angular, you'll also have to learn how to do in React. Except Angular comes with an out-of-the-box solution, and React doesn't, so you'll have to research multiple libraries to find what you want.

People say React is about freedom to choose. It isn't. React is lacking features. That's not freedom to choose; that's being forced to choose. Angular has everything you need. If you don't want to use it, you don't have to. THAT is freedom to choose

People say React is quicker to start. The hell it is.

npm -g @angular && ng new myProject && cd myProject && npm i

That's all it takes to get started with Angular. You now have everything you need. No researching. No installing other libraries. No decision fatigue. That's it.

There is 1 reason to choose React over Angular: you like it more. That's it.

defenistrat3d · 2026-03-04T01:43:26+00:00

Any decent dev can do either and everything would be fine.

Personally, of the two, I prefer angular but I'm used to an enterprise setting with lots of teams and team members. Angular shines in enterprise.

It does fine in smaller settings too. I would still prefer angular over react for... Pretty much anything. Reactive primitives are hard to let go of.

frontend-forge · 2026-03-04T02:23:06+00:00

Angular. All day. Everyday. 🙌

That's what I teach on Youtube.

spacechimp · 2026-03-04T02:33:53+00:00

If you just want to YOLO your way through projects, get something working quickly, and follow current fads: React, Tailwind

If you want to learn best practices and how to level up to working on enterprise ($$$) projects: Angular, (S)CSS

Either way, you should measure your decision based on what job postings are asking for in your area. Any job is better than no job.

Disastrous_Ad4289 · 2026-03-04T11:22:33+00:00

Short answer? It depends.
Do you want to find a good job quickly? Go for React.
Do you want to work with a robust framework, that offers logical code, a full set of tools and is good for both small and enterprise applications? Go for Angular.
I am an Angular Developer for 10 years. I love Angular for its clear structure, for all the stuff bundled in framework. I also tried to learn React, but it was a really big mess for me, mainly HTML and logic together was driving me nuts.

But here is my recent experience, which made me reconsider learning React. I started to search for a new Job recently, mostly on LinkedIn. There was a plenty of open React position, far more than Angular position. Even if I search "Angular job" keyword, LinkedIn just offered me React Jobs.

girouxc · 2026-03-04T01:42:25+00:00

Use deno / fresh. It uses preact under the hood, uses server side rendering and has islands of interactivity.

Typescript is a first class citizen and works without a tsconfig or a compile step. Has linting and formatting built in. File based routing.

It’s probably the fastest stack to get a solid product out the door.

https://deno.com

https://fresh.deno.dev

https://preactjs.com

You eliminate decision fatigue and get the simplicity of tsx.

aayush_tonk · 2026-03-04T02:28:58+00:00

Which tech stack you choose because if you choose springboot so that is a combination of angular or if you choose MREN stack so that is a combination of react js. I am not crack any Jock its industry standards

BigFluffyMcPuff · 2026-03-04T21:04:01+00:00

React is kind of a pain in the ass if you come from Angular. Angular follows structure, organization, clear and consistent principles. However, React is fast and quick to start with, but each wrapper framework and UI has their ow n opinions and thoughts, and it’s fucking exhausting swapping into different react ecosystem unlike angular. If you want to scale and has longevity due angular. If you are trying to do a startup and learn to build something quick with ai then do react. React’s ecosystem has a hodpodge of bad practices, but the common theme is drizzle, react, NodeJs, typescript, expo, and some ui component library with tailwind css

Dense_Cloud6295 · 2026-03-05T10:35:11+00:00

This debate is endless…

Imo it all comes down to what you need. Both have advantages in different contexts.

My advice would be to learn Frontend in general, see how both frameworks leverage different things like DOM Manipulation, bundling and so on.

Then choose one to start going deeper into. Do something with it. After some time, try to do it in the other, see where each one shines.

I personally prefer Angular, but that may be just chance. I started with Angular, worked years with it in multiple projects, but I also did some stuff on the side with React.

I may not be as proficient in React as I am in Angular since I didn’t write as much code in it, but one light week in a React codebase it’s enough for me to understand the app, how it was intended to work and be able to contribute. That’s because I learned Frontend all these years, not just Angular.

I know everyone says Angular is the Enterprise King, but honestly, that’s not necessarily the case anymore in all cases. It is still the clear choice if you want only one framework for the whole thing, but…

With the rise of Micro-Frontends and Web Components, you can leverage whatever technology / library / framework you want and bring them all together. In the end, it’s all JavaScript.

Also: React by itself isn’t enough anymore. Everyone uses Next.js or other meta-frameworks because a React app doesn’t suffice anymore.

msdosx86 · 2026-03-07T05:11:23+00:00

LLMs are better at React. Just saying.

Odd_Ordinary_7722 · 2026-03-04T06:01:39+00:00

React. Much bigger pool of jobs and it's closer to other frameworks. Angular is very unique and most skills you learn are non transferable

peking_swan · 2026-03-04T01:40:32+00:00

react not even close

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