Embraces the Unix Philosophy - The philosophy of small, composable, single-purpose tools never goes out of style.
JSX - HTML-like syntax that compiles down to JS
Fails Fast and Explicitly
JavaScript-Centric
Broad Tooling Support
Small Size - React/Redux 151k
Angular Pros
Low Decision Fatigue
TypeScript = Clear Path
Broad Tooling Support
Web Component Friendly
Reimagined an already seasoned framework
Reduced Churn - trust a single team to make careful decisions about the future
React Cons
Library not a Framework - this is good and bad because we now have to use 3rd parties to build additional functionality that is usually provided with frameworks
Can seem hard to understand depending on your level of JS knowledge
Angular Cons
Its a framework which means its opinionated and its their way or the highway.
Need to know all angular/typescript syntax instead of just straight up JavaScript
