Thanks! We are working on the backend and the frontend at the same time. We have two separate teams.
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My main feeling with Vue vs. React (maybe this should be a different post, as this post was meant to explain why Vue, and focus on the positives):
1. Vue is minimal to add in with existing code. React, is also not bad, but Vue is much simpler to mix in when you can't do a complete refactor.
2. React has a higher learning curve for large scale. I did not want a DSL. That's more stuff to learn and more things to debug.
3. GitLab's modus operandi has always been to keep things as simple as possible, Vue fits that. React does not.
4. React isn't just React it's many other things that you probably want to include.
I've written very large Vue, Angular and React projects in the past. I never had to think twice about which was the easiest to write a large scale project with. Vue scales well. It's never confusing. That doesn't mean that React is bad, or Angular is bad, it just means that the next time I have a choice I'll just choose Vue.
When we were deciding between a few other frameworks, the choice was very easy.
GitLab offers unlimited private projects, and unlimited runners for CI right now.
You aren't old. They were 55+.
When I interview people, age does not concern me (45 wouldn't even make me blink). It is only if I think that person will be an asset to my team. And if they are, why should age bother me?
More important questions I ask myself is: Is this person going to be self sufficient or are they going to need a lot of assistance?
Is this person a generally positive person who is willing to communicate with others and me about any struggles they are having so we can fix it?
etc...