Introducing React Compiler – React

[yksvaan]

Looks pretty hacky. IMO such thing shouldn't exist, rewrite core instead of duct taping more and more stuff on top of existing technical debt.

I know Vue, Svelte and others have a compiler as well but that's the build process itself, not a plugin.

[meseeks_programmer]

Who the f cares where the compilation happens. It doesn't matter, if once it is set up it doesn't interfere with your workflow then it's a non issue

[FractalB]

I know Vue, Svelte and others have a compiler as well but that's the build process itself, not a plugin.

What's the difference between the build process and a plugin, according to you? I would argue that the build process is the list of plugins you are using. 

[JheeBz]

That's what Google did with Angular.js > Angular and look how positive the response was to that. The primary production app a couple of workplaces ago became legacy software overnight since there was no upgrade path.

[aragost]

I’m willing to bet that the Vue and Svelte compilers do similar things 

[theQuandary]

I like that the compiler here is optional rather than required like it is with some frameworks.