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When comparing Cycle.js vs CanJS, the Slant community recommends Cycle.js for most people. In the question“What are the best client-side JavaScript MV* frameworks?” Cycle.js is ranked 11th while CanJS is ranked 15th.
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Pros
Pro Not opinionated
Pro All behaviour is declared in a pure main function
Pro Functional approach
Pro Virtual DOM rendering
Pro Conceptually fascinating
A perpetual motion machine that works.
Pro Supports JSX, React Native…
Pro Server-side rendering
Pro Fast rendering
Update of single element, no diff like react.
Pro Compact and easy syntax
CanJS has an easy to learn syntax.
Cons
Con Not for people with rapidly approaching deadlines and no familiarity with Cycle.js
Con Supports jsx
Con Much smaller ecosystem
Con Hard to find resources outside of the official ones
Since CanJS is not very popular, it can be hard to find learning resources, tutorials, guides or any other resource that may help development.