Web Dev · by Priya Nair · 2026-10-19

Still using React or did you move to something smaller?

Between Svelte, Solid, HTMX and plain web components, is anyone actually leaving React for production work? What triggered it?

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Noah Miller · 13 likes

teh real question with leaving React is who maintains it in two years

Maya Putri · 2 likes

Same here, had the exact same experience

Kabir Khan · 10 likes

Honestly leaving React is more interesting than I expected, been reading about it morning

Ananya Rao · 0 likes

ha, my cat has the same opinion and zero evidence either

Everyone is ignoring teh tradeoffs of leaving React, performance vs complexity is a real thing

same here, had the exact same experience

this. Exactly this

cost matters a lot here, leaving React only makes sense if the numbers actually work out at scale

Same here, had the exact same experience

Isha Menon · 5 likes

i'd pay good money to see you debate that with my boss

my experience with leaving React was mostly positive, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it yet

Same here, had exact same experience

Priya Nair · 1 likes

my wallet just cried reading this

funny how leaving React comes up right when I was arguing about it with my coworker

lol this is too accurate

Emir Kaya · 1 likes

my wallet just cried reading this

Not convinced about leaving React tbh. I've seen this hype before and it usually fizzles

Ok but who is going to do the maintenance, asking for a friend

Ha, my has the same opinion and zero evidence either

Mateo Cruz · 0 likes

As an enthusiast I'm just happy see leaving React getting attention, hope it keeps going

disagree a bit, but I see where you're from

Underrated comment right here