Exploring React Library Related Questions on Stack Overflow: Answered vs. Unanswered
Vanesya Aura Ardity, Yusuf Sulistyo Nugroho, Syful Islam · 2025
React has been a popular JavaScript framework in contemporary web application development. Due to its high performance and efficiency, many web developers have made use of this framework. Although the react library offers many advantages, it is not without its challenges. When utilizing the react library, developers often run into problems for which they often seek solutions through question-and-answer forums, such as Stack Overflow (SO). However, despite its high popularity, numerous React-related questions on SO remain unanswered. Thus, this study aims to analyze the factors associated the question answerability and difficulty levels of React-related questions on SO. To facilitate our study, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) was applied to 534,820 questions, where they are filtered based on 23 React-related tags. We implemented a quantitative approach through text mining and statistical analysis. A logistic regression model was used to identify attributes associated with question answerability, while a simple linear regression model was employed to examine the correlation between user reputations and performance difficulty scores. The results reveal that several attributes, such as the number of views, code snippet inclusion, number of lines of code, and user reputations positively affect the likelihood of a question answerability. In contrast, the number of comments, question lengths, and the presence of image in the React-related questions reduce the probability of a question receiving responses from other users. Further investigation indicates a negative correlation between user reputations and performance difficulty score (PD Score), where reputation increase corresponds to −0.092 reduction in PD score, signaling experienced users tendency to propose more complex technical inquiries. This study provides insights into the discussion characteristics of technical question-and-answer platforms, such as Stack Overflow, that users need to consider the answerability factors when posting questions related to React.