Exploring the Frontend Framework Landscape: Voby vs SolidJS

Reactive UI Syntax: A Comparison

In the realm of frontend JavaScript frameworks, SolidJS and Voby are two notable contenders that have garnered significant attention. While both frameworks aim to enhance development experiences and application performance, they differ in their approach to building reactive user interfaces.

SolidJS employs JSX for expressing UI components and leverages Hooks to create reactivity through a custom observables implementation.

import { createSignal } from 'olid-js';

const [count, setCount] = createSignal(0);

function Counter() {
  return (

  );
}

In contrast, Voby utilizes JSX as well, but also offers HTM as an alternative syntax. Both frameworks provide a way to define reactive values, but Voby’s approach is slightly different.

// Voby example using JSX
import { createSignal } from 'voby';

const [count, setCount] = createSignal(0);

function Counter() {
  return (

  );
}

// Voby example using HTM
import { html } from 'voby';

const [count, setCount] = html`{{ count }}`.bind(0);

function Counter() {
  return html`

  `;
}

Control Flow Primitives: Simplifying UI Logic

Both SolidJS and Voby provide built-in control flow components to simplify UI logic. These components eliminate the need for array mapping and key props, making it easier to manage complex UI structures.

Conditional Rendering

SolidJS uses the Show component for conditional rendering, while Voby employs the If component. Both components render the UI in the child expression if the condition is true.

// SolidJS example
import { Show } from 'olid-js';

function ConditionalComponent() {
  return (

    
  );
}

// Voby example
import { If } from 'voby';

function ConditionalComponent() {
  return (

    
  );
}

Iterating Over Lists

SolidJS and Voby provide For components to loop over arrays of data. These components optimize updates and eliminate the need for key props.

// SolidJS example
import { For } from 'olid-js';

function ListComponent() {
  const items = [{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 3 }];

  return (
    {(item) =>

}
  );
}

// Voby example
import { For } from 'voby';

function ListComponent() {
  const items = [{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }, { id: 3 }];

  return (
    {(item) =>

}
  );
}

Switches

SolidJS uses a Switch component with nested Match components, while Voby employs a Switch component with Case components. Both implementations allow for efficient rendering of different UI components based on conditions.

// SolidJS example
import { Switch, Match } from 'olid-js';

function SwitchComponent() {
  return (

    
  );
}

// Voby example
import { Switch, Case } from 'voby';

function SwitchComponent() {
  return (

    
  );
}