Qwik vs Aurelia 1: A Comprehensive Comparison

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In the world of frontend development, Qwik and Aurelia 1 represent two different approaches to building web applications. While Qwik introduces revolutionary resumability and fine-grained reactivity, Aurelia 1 offers a convention-based framework with powerful data binding and dependency injection. Let’s explore their differences and use cases.

Table of Contents

  1. Core Concepts
  2. Reactivity and State Management
  3. Templating and Components
  4. DOM Manipulation
  5. Event Handling
  6. Component Composition
  7. Form Handling
  8. Lifecycle Management
  9. Web App Features
  10. Performance and Bundle Size
  11. Learning Curve
  12. Conclusion

Core Concepts

Qwik and Aurelia 1 take fundamentally different approaches to building web applications:

  • Qwik introduces resumability and fine-grained reactivity with automatic lazy loading of JavaScript
  • Aurelia 1 employs a convention-based approach with powerful data binding and dependency injection

Reactivity and State Management

Declare State

Qwik

import { component$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const Name = component$(() => {
  const name = useSignal("John");

  return <h1>Hello {name.value}</h1>;
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <h1>Hello ${name}</h1>
</template>

Update State

Qwik

import { component$, useTask$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const Name = component$(() => {
  const name = useSignal("John");

  useTask$(() => {
    name.value = "Jane";
  });

  return <h1>Hello {name.value}</h1>;
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <h1>Hello ${name}</h1>
</template>

Computed State

Qwik

import { component$, useSignal, useComputed$ } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const DoubleCount = component$(() => {
  const count = useSignal(10);
  const doubleCount = useComputed$(() => count.value * 2);

  return <div>{doubleCount.value}</div>;
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <div>${doubleCount}</div>
</template>

Templating

Minimal Template

Qwik

export const HelloWorld = () => {
  return <div>Hello World</div>;
};

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <h1>Hello world</h1>
</template>

Styling

Qwik

import { component$, useStyles$ } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const App = component$(() => {
  useStyles$(`
    .title {
      color: red;
    }
  `);

  return (
    <>
      <h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
      <button style={{ "font-size": "10rem" }}>I am a button</button>
    </>
  );
});

Aurelia 1

/* css-style.css */
.title {
  color: red;
}

Loop

Qwik

import { component$ } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const Colors = component$(() => {
  const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
  return (
    <ul>
      {colors.map((color) => (
        <li key={color}>{color}</li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  );
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <ul>
    <li repeat.for="color of colors">${color}</li>
  </ul>
</template>

Event Click

Qwik

import { component$, useSignal, $ } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const Counter = component$(() => {
  const count = useSignal(0);

  const incrementCount = $(() => {
    count.value++;
  });

  return (
    <>
      <p>Counter: {count.value}</p>
      <button onClick$={incrementCount}>Increment</button>
    </>
  );
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <p>Counter: ${count}</p>
  <button click.trigger="incrementCount()">+1</button>
</template>

DOM Reference

Qwik

import { component$, useVisibleTask$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const InputFocused = component$(() => {
  const inputElement = useSignal<HTMLInputElement>();

  useVisibleTask$(({ track }) => {
    const el = track(inputElement);
    el?.focus();
  });

  return <input type="text" ref={inputElement} />;
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <input ref="inputElement" />
</template>

Conditional

Qwik

import { $, component$, useComputed$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];

export const TrafficLight = component$(() => {
  const lightIndex = useSignal(0);

  const light = useComputed$(() => TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex.value]);

  const nextLight = $(() => {
    lightIndex.value = (lightIndex.value + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
  });

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick$={nextLight}>Next light</button>
      <p>Light is: {light.value}</p>
      <p>
        You must {light.value === "red" && <span>STOP</span>}
        {light.value === "orange" && <span>SLOW DOWN</span>}
        {light.value === "green" && <span>GO</span>}
      </p>
    </>
  );
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <button click.trigger="nextLight()">Next light</button>
  <p>Light is: ${light}</p>
  <p>
    You must
    <span if.bind="light === 'red'">STOP</span>
    <span if.bind="light === 'orange'">SLOW DOWN</span>
    <span if.bind="light === 'green'">GO</span>
  </p>
</template>

Lifecycle

On Mount

Qwik

import { component$, useVisibleTask$, useStore } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const App = component$(() => {
  const store = useStore({
    pageTitle: "",
  });

  useVisibleTask$(() => {
    store.pageTitle = document.title;
  });

  return <p>Page title: {store.pageTitle}</p>;
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <p>Page title is: ${pageTitle}</p>
</template>

On Unmount

Qwik

import { component$, useVisibleTask$, useStore } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const App = component$(() => {
  const store = useStore({
    time: new Date().toLocaleTimeString(),
  });

  useVisibleTask$(({ cleanup }) => {
    const timer = setInterval(() => {
      store.time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
    }, 1000);

    cleanup(() => clearInterval(timer));
  });

  return <p>Current time: {store.time}</p>;
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <p>Current time: ${time}</p>
</template>

Component Composition

Props

Qwik

import { component$ } from "@builder.io/qwik";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile";

const App = component$(() => {
  return (
    <UserProfile
      name="John"
      age={20}
      favouriteColors={["green", "blue", "red"]}
      isAvailable
    />
  );
});

export default App;

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <require from="./user-profile"></require>
  <user-profile
    name.bind="name"
    age.bind="age"
    favourite-colors.bind="colors"
    is-available.bind="available"
  ></user-profile>
</template>

Emit to Parent

Qwik

import { $, component$, useStore } from "@builder.io/qwik";
import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton";

const App = component$(() => {
  const store = useStore({
    isHappy: true,
  });

  const onAnswerNo = $(() => {
    store.isHappy = false;
  });

  const onAnswerYes = $(() => {
    store.isHappy = true;
  });

  return (
    <>
      <p>Are you happy?</p>
      <AnswerButton onYes$={onAnswerYes} onNo$={onAnswerNo} />
      <p style={{ fontSize: 50 }}>{store.isHappy ? "😀" : "😥"}</p>
    </>
  );
});

export default App;

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <require from="./answer-button"></require>
  <p>Can I come ?</p>
  <answer-button action-handler.call="handleAnswer(reply)"></answer-button>
  <p style="font-size: 50px">${isHappy ? "😀" : "😥"}</p>
</template>

Slot

Qwik

import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton";

export default function App() {
  return <FunnyButton>Click me!</FunnyButton>;
}

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <require from="./funny-button"></require>

  <funny-button>Click me !</funny-button>
</template>

Slot Fallback

Qwik

import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <>
      <FunnyButton />
      <FunnyButton>Click me!</FunnyButton>
    </>
  );
}

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <require from="./funny-button"></require>

  <funny-button></funny-button>
  <funny-button>Click me !</funny-button>
</template>

Form Input

Input Text

Qwik

import { component$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

const InputHello = component$(() => {
  const text = useSignal("");

  return (
    <>
      <p>{text.value}</p>
      <input bind:value={text} />
    </>
  );
});

export default InputHello;

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <p>${text}</p>
  <input value.bind="text" />
</template>

Checkbox

Qwik

import { component$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

const IsAvailable = component$(() => {
  const isAvailable = useSignal(false);

  return (
    <>
      <input id="is-available" type="checkbox" bind:checked={isAvailable} />
      <label for="is-available">Is available</label>
    </>
  );
});

export default IsAvailable;

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <input id="is-available" type="checkbox" checked.bind="isAvailable" />
  <label for="is-available">Is available</label>: ${isAvailable}
</template>

Radio

Qwik

import { component$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

const PickPill = component$(() => {
  const pickedColor = useSignal("red");

  return (
    <>
      <div>Picked: {pickedColor.value}</div>
      <input
        id="blue-pill"
        type="radio"
        bind:value={pickedColor}
        checked={pickedColor.value === "blue"}
        value="blue"
      />
      <label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

      <input
        id="red-pill"
        type="radio"
        checked={pickedColor.value === "red"}
        bind:value={pickedColor}
        value="red"
      />
      <label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
    </>
  );
});

export default PickPill;

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <div>Picked: ${picked}</div>

  <input id="blue-pill" checked.bind="picked" type="radio" value="blue" />
  <label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

  <input id="red-pill" checked.bind="picked" type="radio" value="red" />
  <label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
</template>

Select

Qwik

import { component$, useSignal } from "@builder.io/qwik";

export const colors = [
  { id: 1, text: "red" },
  { id: 2, text: "blue" },
  { id: 3, text: "green" },
  { id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];

const ColorSelect = component$(() => {
  const selectedColorId = useSignal("2");

  return (
    <select bind:value={selectedColorId}>
      {colors.map((color) => (
        <option
          key={color.id}
          value={color.id}
          disabled={color.isDisabled}
          selected={`${color.id}` === selectedColorId.value}
        >
          {color.text}
        </option>
      ))}
    </select>
  );
});

export default ColorSelect;

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <select value.bind="selectedColorId">
    <option value="">Select A Color</option>
    <option
      repeat.for="color of colors"
      value.bind="color.id"
      disabled.bind="color.isDisabled"
    >
      ${color.text}
    </option>
  </select>
</template>

Web App Features

Render App

Qwik

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <div id="app"></div>
    <script type="module" src="./main.tsx"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Fetch Data

Qwik

import { component$, useResource$, Resource } from "@builder.io/qwik";

type UsersResponse = {
  results: {
    picture: {
      thumbnail: string;
    };
    name: {
      first: string;
      last: string;
    };
  }[];
};

export async function fetchUsers() {
  return (await fetch("https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3")).json();
}

export const App = component$(() => {
  const data = useResource$<UsersResponse>(fetchUsers);

  return (
    <Resource
      value={data}
      onPending={() => <p>Fetching users...</p>}
      onRejected={() => <p>An error occurred while fetching users</p>}
      onResolved={({ results: users }) => (
        <ul>
          {users.map((user) => (
            <li>
              <img src={user.picture.thumbnail} alt="user" />
              <p>
                {user.name.first} {user.name.last}
              </p>
            </li>
          ))}
        </ul>
      )}
    />
  );
});

Aurelia 1

<template>
  <p if.bind="isLoading">Fetching users...</p>
  <p if.bind="error">An error ocurred while fetching users</p>
  <ul if.bind="users">
    <li repeat.for="user of users">
      <img src.bind="user.picture.thumbnail" alt="user" />
      <p>${ user.name.first } ${ user.name.last }</p>
    </li>
  </ul>
</template>

Performance and Bundle Size

Qwik

  • Zero hydration
  • Resumable applications
  • Fine-grained lazy loading
  • Optimal initial page load
  • Progressive JavaScript loading

Aurelia 1

  • Convention over configuration
  • Powerful dependency injection
  • Strong data binding system
  • Modular architecture
  • Extensive ecosystem

Learning Curve

Qwik

  • New concepts (resumability, lazy loading)
  • JSX-like syntax familiar to React developers
  • Strong TypeScript support
  • Growing documentation and community
  • Innovative development patterns

Aurelia 1

  • Convention-based approach
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Strong TypeScript support
  • Comprehensive documentation
  • Active community support

Conclusion

Choose Qwik if you:

  • Need optimal initial page load
  • Want zero hydration overhead
  • Need progressive JavaScript loading
  • Value modern development features
  • Are building large, scalable applications

Choose Aurelia 1 if you:

  • Prefer convention over configuration
  • Need powerful dependency injection
  • Want strong data binding capabilities
  • Value object-oriented programming
  • Are building medium to large applications

Both frameworks excel in different scenarios:

  • Qwik is perfect for applications that need optimal loading and modern features
  • Aurelia 1 shines in larger applications that benefit from conventions and strong architecture

The choice between Qwik and Aurelia 1 often depends on your specific needs:

  • Use Qwik for applications that need optimal loading and modern development features
  • Use Aurelia 1 for applications that need strong conventions and architecture





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