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Immutable.js

Immutable persistent data collections for Javascript which increase efficiency and simplicity, by Facebook
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What is Immutable.js?

Immutable provides Persistent Immutable List, Stack, Map, OrderedMap, Set, OrderedSet and Record. They are highly efficient on modern JavaScript VMs by using structural sharing via hash maps tries and vector tries as popularized by Clojure and Scala, minimizing the need to copy or cache data.
Immutable.js is a tool in the Javascript Utilities & Libraries category of a tech stack.
Immutable.js is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Immutable.js's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses Immutable.js?

Companies
63 companies reportedly use Immutable.js in their tech stacks, including Instagram, Snapchat, and Glassdoor.

Developers
148 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Immutable.js.
Pros of Immutable.js
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Immutable data structures
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Allows you to mimic functional programming
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Bring the functional experience to JS
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Makes writing Javascript less scary
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Easily transpiles to different ES standards

Immutable.js Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Immutable.js?
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Ramda
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Modernizr
It’s a collection of superfast tests or detects as we like to call them which run as your web page loads, then you can use the results to tailor the experience to the user. It tells you what HTML, CSS and JavaScript features the user’s browser has to offer.
Modernizr
It’s a collection of superfast tests or detects as we like to call them which run as your web page loads, then you can use the results to tailor the experience to the user. It tells you what HTML, CSS and JavaScript features the user’s browser has to offer.
fancybox
It is a tool that offers a nice and elegant way to add zooming functionality for images, html content and multi-media on your webpages. It is built on the top of the popular JavaScript framework jQuery and is both easy to implement and a snap to customize.
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Immutable.js's Followers
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