React Is Overhyped — Vue Is Better, and It Sucks That Nobody Admits It

Let’s get real for a second — React is overhyped. Like massively. And yes, I know what I’m talking about — I’m good with both React and Vue. I’ve used both. Built stuff with both. But I don’t fall for hype; I look at what actually works in practice.

And that’s where Vue wins. Every. Damn. Time.

React’s Popularity? Just Hype Fueling More Hype

React is everywhere — not because it's better, but because it’s hyped to death. Meta (Facebook) made it, and they pushed it hard. So devs started learning it. And because there were so many React devs, companies started adopting it too. Now we’re stuck in this cycle of, “React is popular because React is popular.”

It’s like a tech version of FOMO. Nobody questions it. Everyone just repeats the same “React is better for large-scale complex projects” narrative. And let’s call that what it really is: bullshit.

That narrative is set so deep, people don’t even compare performance or footprint anymore — because if you do, Vue wins. So instead of talking numbers, people push vague things like “ecosystem” and “community” and “enterprise scale.”

Bruh. It’s a fu**ing web app. No matter how complex it gets, you’re still rendering one screen at a time and navigating to others. Let’s not pretend we’re building the ISS interface.

Vue: Built for Real Projects, Maintained by Real Devs

Vue isn’t just better — it’s smarter. It's easy, it's fast, and it's stable. But the best part? Vue makes maintenance easy. That’s where most frameworks fall apart.

Anyone can build. But come back three months later and try to change something in your own React codebase? That’s where the real pain kicks in. I’ve seen React devs who built massive files and are afraid to touch them again.

Vue? You just open the file and go. Simple structure, scoped logic, and no spaghetti hooks-on-hooks bullshit.

As I always say: development is easy — changes suck. So build for change. Vue gets this.

Vue’s Mindset? Chinese Precision, Baby

Now here’s something people rarely talk about: the mindset behind Vue. It's built by Evan You — yeah, he’s Chinese — and that reflects in the framework. Vue is fast, minimal, and performance-obsessed. That’s not a coincidence. It’s design by discipline. Clean. Efficient. Purposeful.

While others slap features on features, Vue stays lean. It’s optimized by default, without making you think 200 times before adding a button.

Security? It's Not the Framework, It's You

People love to throw “security” into these debates like it matters which framework you use. Truth is: security depends on the developer, not the tool. React, Vue, Svelte — doesn’t matter. If your devs suck, your app will be insecure. Period.

So Why Is It So Damn Hard to Find Good Vue Devs?

Because everyone’s blindly jumping on the React train. It’s what bootcamps teach. It’s what recruiters look for. So you get this flood of average React devs floating around, not because React is better — but because everyone else is doing it.

And honestly? That’s fine.

I hire good developers and train them in Vue. Because Vue is that easy to pick up — and once they use it on a real project, they never want to go back. I've had devs who worked on serious React apps, and after using Vue they were like, “Why the hell weren’t we using this all along?”

Ask their souls. They’ll scream Vue.

Final Word (Before the Fanboys Come Running)

Sure, everyone has preferences. Some people genuinely like React. Cool. But I look at things through the lens of a company:

• Performance
• Development speed
• Maintenance and updates

And on those three pillars, Vue crushes React. Every time.

Because again: development is always easy — the real nightmare is changing things later. So stop falling for hype. Build smart. Build with Vue.