Glenton Samuels commented the proposal for the future WordPress admin materials and surfaces and laid it down very clearly why using React for it is a bad idea. And I fully agree with it.
Just to quote the conclusion, but it’s worth to read the full post:
A full React rewrite may look cutting-edge, but it threatens the broad community, the ecosystem, and WordPress’s future sustainability. […]
https://kittsteiner.blog/blog/2025/why-using-react-for-a-new-wordpress-admin-is-no-good-idea/
I think there is a Dunning–Kruger like effect whereby the complexity of rewriting an open source project from scratch is vastly underestimated the less you know about the scope of the work.
You could make 80% of #inkscape in a couple of months of javascripting. But this is 80% of Inkscape's surface. Not actual depth.
Rewrite it all in #Qt? #React? #JS? #Rust? These are ideas aren't bad. But they are vast projects that would cost millions of dollars.
Related to: https://mastodon.uno/@maxdid/114691504835360868
I think there is a Dunning–Kruger like effect whereby the complexity of rewriting an open source project from scratch is vastly underestimated the less you know about the scope of the work.
You could make 80% of #inkscape in a couple of months of javascripting. But this is 80% of Inkscape's surface. Not actual depth.
Rewrite it all in #Qt? #React? #JS? #Rust? These are ideas aren't bad. But they are vast projects that would cost millions of dollars.
Related to: https://mastodon.uno/@maxdid/114691504835360868
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