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Why Angular Crushes React When It Comes to Scaling Enterprise Apps
Picking the right framework is key to growing your app without headaches. The wrong choice can lead to messy code, higher costs, and constant rework. Angular is built to handle growth, making it easier to go from a small project to a large, scalable product. If you want to avoid common scaling problems, this article is for you.
One of the major decisions a startup or company has to make is deciding which set of technologies to use to build an app. There are many ways to approach this, and one of the biggest choices is selecting the right framework.
Hi! My name is Tom Smykowski, and I’m a senior software engineer. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on both startups and large-scale enterprise applications serving millions of users and developed by hundreds of frontend engineers. This experience has given me a unique perspective on what works — and what doesn’t — when it comes to building scalable applications.
Currently, we have several options, such as frameworks based on the React library, like Next.js; Vue and its ecosystem; and Angular, among others.
Today, I’ll focus on what makes Angular great if you want to scale your app. By scaling, I mean preparing an app in a way that allows it to smoothly transition from an MVP to a fully-fledged product and from a small team of 2–3 frontend developers to a large-scale operation with 30–50 frontend developers spread across multiple squads, developing and maintaining the app at scale.
If your service or product is based on digital services, this is an inevitable future. As your business grows, your app must keep up with market demand and serve both customer and user needs. Early on, it’s crucial to set up your app to be flexible enough to accommodate pivots on the path to unicorn status — without hitting the dead end of skyrocketing legacy development costs.
Angular is a great choice for building scalable apps, and today, I’ll share some practical insights into why.
