We are doing it again. This is 2020, there is also 2019, 2018, and 2017.

Let me start with this — this is by all means not a comparison of what should be your next choice for Front-End. It’s a small, relatively unsophisticated, comparison of three things: Performance, Size, and Lines of Code of pretty similar application.

With that in mind here is how it works:

We are comparing RealWorld App — something more than a “to do” app. Usually “to-dos” don’t convey enough knowledge and perspective to actually build real applications.

It is somehow standardized — A project that conforms to certain rules — there is a spec. Provides a back-end API, static markup, and styles.

Written or reviewed by an expert — A consistent, real-world project that, ideally, an expert in that technology would have built or reviewed.

Which libraries/frameworks are we comparing?

As of the writing, there are 24 implementations of Conduit at the RealWorld repo. It doesn’t matter if it has a big following or not. The only qualification is — it appears on the RealWorld repo page.