Microsoft is ditching React
Here’s why Microsoft considers React a mistake for Edge.
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Recently, the Microsoft Edge Team wrote an article on how Microsoft team is improving Edge to become faster.
However, Microsoft took shots at React and announced they will not use React for Edge anymore.
I will explain their entire article and how it affects React, JavaScript Developers, and what are the true intentions of the Microsoft Edge Team.
History
Microsoft Edge is built using Chromium, an Open-Source web browser project by Google. The default UI of Microsoft Edge is derived from Chromium.
Microsoft doesn’t want Edge to look like Chrome (obviously). Therefore, Edge has UI components and elements designed by Microsoft. However, these components are made using React.
Many small components throughout Edge are created using React which collectively builds the entire browser.
The entire Edge browser isn’t a React application. It combines multiple components using HTML pages with React. The menu, dropdown, and the favourites tab are mini React apps.
