The strong man breaks his wrist! WordPress announces discontinuation of React #StoryGEEKNEWS

WordPress is a blogging platform developed in PHP language. Users can set up their own websites on servers that support PHP and MySQL databases, or use WordPress as a content management system (CMS).

 

Almost all WordPress projects are developed based on React. For example, WordPress.com has been refactored using React in recent years, which is the so-called Calypso project, and the Gutenberg project started after WordPress version 4.8 is also developed based on React. of.

 

However, just yesterday, WordPress founder Matt posted on his blog that he decided to stop using React due to patent issues.

 

It is understood that Facebook issued an official statement about the license agreement for the use of React a few weeks ago. The statement said that no one can use React for projects that directly or indirectly compete with Facebook and its partner companies, otherwise Facebook will automatically cancel its license.

 

The announcement caused an uproar in the tech circle. After all, React has a wide range of applications, and many large companies, including BAT, have developed many projects based on it.

 

Matt said in the article that WordPress has been very satisfied with React in recent years, but now it has decided to give up React, and has communicated with core developers to start a new technology selection.