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Hi, I'm curious about how much Facebook is behind React because I'm strongly opposed to Facebook due to it's privacy policies. I'm trying to find out Facebook's relations to React; is it just something Facebook bought out/funds or was it made entirely by engineers at Facebook? I currently know VueJS but I've been considering picking up React because so many jobs seem to require it lately, any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.

Considering boarding the Vue hype train but I'm left wondering: will it be worth it, or am I just wasting my time? React already has a firm hold in the industry it seems, and I'm just not sure if Vue would be able to top it. I'm curious if anyone really involved in the industry would be able to tell me their thoughts on the rise of Vue and if it'll be able to persist like React has.

We've all seen the big salaries job sites seem to tout around, but just how accurate are they? I've been talking with people who are full-time developers who barely made 20k a year at their job. In specific, I know a guy who works on huge projects with React and Redux etc who makes 15k a year. On the contrary, sites claim just knowing html, css, and some jquery can land you a job with $60k in the States. The guy I know is in Russia if that changes anything. Perhaps commenters could post what they do and how much they make? I believe we're being largely misrepresented in terms of pay.

Hi, I currently live in a place where the tech industry is pretty... well, nonexistant to say the least. This doesn't bode well for me given my interest in web development. So, instead, I've looked to freelancing as a source of income. I'm curious as to see if it'd be enough to support me without any other source of income. Also if you could tell me where/how you freelance (such as upwork) that'd be greatly appreciated, thanks!