> that it was the first (widely known) framework with those merits
Yep, and my interpretation is that, that (the widely known part) happened because it was backed by Instagram first (if I recall correctly) and then Facebook.
And not to invalidate your point but to add another speculation on why React became more popular...
Yes, Angular was backed by Google, but not used in production in massively successful product as Facebook, or Instagram, and I remember also about writing Directives, Services and it wasn't very inviting for third party packages.
When react came out, I remember the selling point was "it's not a framework, it's a library", "it's the V of MVC" and I think that strategy also helped to let the community create all the other pieces, and long term have a richer ecosystem.
Yep, and my interpretation is that, that (the widely known part) happened because it was backed by Instagram first (if I recall correctly) and then Facebook.
And not to invalidate your point but to add another speculation on why React became more popular...
Yes, Angular was backed by Google, but not used in production in massively successful product as Facebook, or Instagram, and I remember also about writing Directives, Services and it wasn't very inviting for third party packages.
When react came out, I remember the selling point was "it's not a framework, it's a library", "it's the V of MVC" and I think that strategy also helped to let the community create all the other pieces, and long term have a richer ecosystem.