i've been writing stuff in rust as well as in js for some weeks now and for my latest node/react project i set up eslint, jsxhint and jscs because i missed how awesome the rust compiler is :D
Jon Ruttan
@jonruttan
lol, that’s awesome.
I’ve been checking out Rust a bit lately, but I’ve not used it yet. I knew that the compiler was a big part of how it was structured, I didn’t realize the compiler was that much better.
I’ll try it out, see what I’m missing.
Pascal Hertleif
@killercup
well there are still some bugs and inconveniences along the way, but even without proper tooling it's quite easy to refactor some stuff and let the compiler tell you what else needs to change and where
(and why, most of the time)
Jon Ruttan
@jonruttan
Cool
What’s your experience with React.js been?
I’m looking into it. I’ve got a few projects based on AngularJS, and I’ve been thinking about converting them.
Pascal Hertleif
@killercup
it's pretty nice. haven't done any performance critical stuff so i can't judge that. i've been involved in a complex app that used angular in 2014 and using react after that was really… liberating i'd say
Jon Ruttan
@jonruttan
There’s an Angular/React working group looking at the synergy between the two projects, so I’ve just been holding off.
Pascal Hertleif
@killercup
react feels like you can use directives for everything without the pain ;)
Jon Ruttan
@jonruttan
That’s what I figured.
Pascal Hertleif
@killercup
i'm not even sure it makes sense to compare the two. react is just the 'templating' stuff
instead of angular, i've been using react + react-router + request + custom data store stuff based on event streams
i'm sure there is an easier setup, but that worked well so far, even though it has a lot of stuff you need to be familiar with
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Jon Ruttan
@jonruttan
Cool. Well it’s nice to find someone who’s had the experience of actually using it in a project.