React-Spring vs Framer Motion: Comparing Examples in Two Animation Libraries

Framer Motion and react-spring both solve unique animation challenges and execute with high performance. Framer Motion uses the more traditional duration-and-location approach. Most developers likely have experience with this animation strategy and it will feel familiar. React-Spring approaches animations using spring-physics. This is a well-executed attempt to make animations feel and behave like real-life movement. … Read more

Animate React Component on Render with Framer Motion

Animations in React that depend on component life cycle can be difficult to get right. Without a user event to drive our animation, you have to have a deep understanding of component life cycle and effects in order to properly trigger animations….or do you? Framer Motion handles the relationship between animation and life cycle events for … Read more