I’m curious to know which JavaScript libraries or packages developers are currently enjoying or finding most useful. Which tools do you rely on most in your projects, and why?
If I had to pick one, React is definitely my favorite library right now.
It’s component-driven, easy to reason about, and has a huge ecosystem.
Hooks make state management and side effects much cleaner than class-based components.
I personally use React for almost all new web projects because it scales well from small apps to complex SPAs.
Even after trying Vue and Svelte, I keep coming back to React for its flexibility and community support.
For everyday JavaScript tasks, I can’t live without Lodash and Day.js.
Lodash makes working with arrays, objects, and functions so much easier, it saves hours of custom code.
Day.js is my lightweight replacement for Moment.js for date manipulation; it’s small, fast, and very intuitive.
I use these libraries in practically every project to simplify common operations and make code cleaner.
Two more libraries I find essential for modern projects:
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Redux Toolkit → Streamlines Redux boilerplate and makes global state management easier. I used it on a mid-scale app recently, and it reduced code complexity dramatically.
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Axios → My go-to for HTTP requests. I like it more than fetch because of interceptors and automatic JSON parsing.
Together with React, these tools make building robust web apps much faster and more maintainable.