Technology Radar
SolidJS is a declarative JavaScript library for creating user interfaces that continues to stand out for its high performance and fine-grained reactivity. Recent updates introduce significant built-in capabilities for asynchronous client-to-server communication. By handling these concerns natively, SolidJS eliminates the need for external libraries to manage API calls, caching and request deduplication. These features improve the developer experience by addressing common asynchronous challenges, such as race conditions and loading states, directly within the framework. SolidJS also provides detailed control over suspense boundaries, allowing developers to sequence how asynchronous components are revealed rather than leaving their order to network availability. Coupled with an expanding toolset that includes the SolidStart framework, SolidJS is a compelling alternative worth exploring for building high-performance web applications.
SolidJS is a declarative JavaScript library for creating user interfaces. In the last year, we've seen an increase in SolidJS's visibility and popularity among developers, particularly those interested in creating richer user interactions. SolidJS compiles its templates to real DOM nodes (instead of using vDOM) and updates them with fine-grained reactions which reduces unnecessary DOM updates and results in faster performance and a better user experience. It has a simple API and great support for TypeScript, which can help catch errors during development. Another benefit of SolidJS is its small bundle size, which is ideal for building fast and lightweight web applications and benefits a mobile-first approach. SolidJS is a relatively new framework, so it doesn't have as large of a community or ecosystem as other frameworks. However, judging by the growing number of useful libraries and tools, it seems to be growing in popularity. Its reactive update system, functional component model and templating system make SolidJS an attractive choice to assess, and we're seeing interest from several teams and communities.
