Hey everyone! I’m super excited to share our team’s recent project. We decided to ditch our React frontend and try something totally different. We went with Go and WebAssembly instead. It was a big change, and I’m curious if anyone else has done something similar.
We had a few reasons for making the switch:
- We wanted to see if we could improve performance
- Our backend is already in Go, so we thought it might simplify things
- We were just really curious about WebAssembly
Has anyone else tried moving away from React to a compiled language like Go? What was your experience like? Did you notice any big improvements or run into any unexpected challenges?
I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences. Thanks!
wow thats a bold move! i’ve been curious about wasm but haven’t taken the plunge. how’s the dev experience compared to react? did you use any specific libraries or frameworks for the UI in go? would love to hear more about the performance gains you saw (if any). keep us posted on how it goes!
ooh, fascinating move! i’ve been eyeing wasm too. How’s the learning curve? did u encounter any hurdles with browser compatibility? im super curious about the user experience - is it noticeably snappier? have you found any cool go libraries for UI stuff? keep us in the loop on ur progress!
Transitioning from React to Go and WebAssembly is indeed a significant shift. In my experience, such moves can yield impressive performance improvements, especially for computation-heavy applications. The compilation to WebAssembly often results in faster load times and smoother user interactions. However, it’s worth noting that the development process can be more challenging, particularly when it comes to creating complex UIs. Go’s ecosystem for web development isn’t as mature as React’s, which might lead to more manual work. Additionally, debugging WebAssembly can be trickier compared to JavaScript. Despite these challenges, if performance is a critical factor for your application, this approach could be beneficial. It would be interesting to hear about specific metrics you’ve observed in your project.