Angular 2 Core
To everybody trying to make this into a tech fight about Angular vs. React/whatever, I've been repeating this like a mantra and even mentioned it in a talk on javascript once[0]:<p>You can argue about the minor details of the tech stack till you turn green and blue, but Angular wins because it succeeds in the only metric that really counts.<p>jQuery: (for reference)<p><pre><code>    5,656 commits
    7 branches
    122 releases
    199 contributors
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React:<p><pre><code>    3,003 commits
    10 branches
    18 releases
    226 contributors
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Ember:<p><pre><code>    7,490 commits
    35 branches
    90 releases
    412 contributors
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Angular:<p><pre><code>    5,988 commits
    12 branches
    111 releases
    1,044 contributors <---
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I have made a bet on Angular two years ago and the reason was: They understand how to herd cats. They get community right and at the end of the day, that's the only thing that really counts (no matter how much nerds like to pretend that it doesn't and it's all about technological purity or what have you).<p>I am absolutely confident that they are making good calls and the way they have handled the transition periods so far (and the way they are going about these new "big" changes) only increases my confidence.<p>I would be very surprised if in a few years, Angular wasn't on the same level of "you can basically assume that it's loaded" as jQuery is.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/valanx/14136669418/in/set-72157644551467698" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/valanx/14136669418/in/set-7215...</a>