Reagent
Ranked 3 of 3 UI libraries by recommenders
People recommend Reagent as a ClojureScript wrapper around React that feels more natural to use than React itself, and say it directly inspired Redux.
People recommend Reagent as a ClojureScript wrapper around React that feels more natural to use than React itself, and say it directly inspired Redux.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Feels more natural than React
“i think the core of re_gent allows it very naturally”
Comment from 9 May 2026 in “Show HN: Git for AI Agents” “honestly makes more sense to me than React does”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “ClojureScript Gets Async/Await” Directly inspired Redux
“Redux was pretty much directly inspired by ClojureScript and Reagent”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Clojure: The Documentary, official trailer [video]”
Other UI libraries people recommend
The two most recommended other UI libraries, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsai by Jane Street | 27 | 3 | 90% | 8 | 10 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| MicroUI by rxi | 13 | 2 | 87% | 2 | — | — |
| ReagentThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“i think the core of re_gent allows it very naturally”
“Reagent was really a breath of fresh air.”
“honestly makes more sense to me than React does”
“Redux was pretty much directly inspired by ClojureScript and Reagent”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.