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Library Highlight: Solid
Solid may only be used by 10% of respondents, but the fact that it's had the highest satisfaction for five years running should be enough to make us pay attention to what it's doing.
What's more, Solid creator Ryan Carniato has been in large part responsible for popularizing concepts such as signals, and is one of the best at explaining the intricacies of other front end frameworks, too.
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For all the talk of the front-end ecosystem being in constant turmoil, things have been remarkably stable over the past year, with no change in usage rankings apart from Alpine.js and HTMX switching places.
The same is true when looking at satisfaction, with the exception of Qwik continuing to lose ranks.
Another place where that lack of new hype is apparent is the Interest tab, with no framework apart from Solid and Preact gaining ground since last year.
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My 2025 Pick: RSC Explorer
Sam Selikoff
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Being the dominant framework also means React tops the list of things front-end developers are struggling with.
Other recurring issues include poor performance, state management, and just the sheer complexity of the modern front-end ecosystem.
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React Performance, v2
