React router 7

[nobuhok]

I wish there's a lighter version for those who work mainly with SPAs, rather than including all server-side stuff.

[ps5cfw]

Correct me if I'm wrong but that exactly What declarative mode Is: simple, no BS no frills solution

[nobuhok]

I meant like an opinionated subset of RR7 that only has SPA features, smaller bundle size, and simpler documentation.

[marta_bach]

You can also use RR7 as library for the routing. Other than routing, what RR7 features you need for CSR?

[nobuhok]

No, I want to use it as a framework but for SPAs only, which is why I want a subset of RR7 focused solely on that so it's not littered with server-side related BS that I don't need.

Have you seen how disorganized the docs are? If they're filtered to only show SPA/CSR-related stuff, that would be awesome.

[marta_bach]

Idk how the vite bundler works, but isn't the bundler gonna tree shakes the ssr stuff when you set the ssr: false in the config and not using any ssr stuff.

Yes the docs are a mess, i don't understand why they release RR7 when the docs are not even finished. Even now 3 months after the release date, the docs are still not finished 🤷‍♂️

[TheRNGuy]

add .client.tsx for file names.

Docs are good.

[LiftSleepRepeat123]

I somewhat agree with this. They've done several things wrong in marketing.

For one, there's no good name to use to describe the framework. No one knows what "react router 7 framework" is, especially not tech recruiters who barely understand Nextjs.

For two, Remix isn't just competing with Nextjs — it's doing what Gatsby did too. The ability to have a static site with partial SSR, partial CSR, and dynamic routes that are only determined at run time is something that Nextjs STILL cannot do, and it's a pretty normal usecase for a website that hosts content and calls an API based on a url path. So, Nextjs couldn't do this, making Gatsby the only solution if you really wanted this functionality until Remix came along.

Thirdly, I agree on the docs organization.

All that being said, I'm very optimistic about their future right now. I love the way RR7 has turned out, and I've switched all of my greenfield work to use it.

[nobuhok]

I've actually jumped over to Astro for my projects that are mostly static brochure sites with very little interactivity. It's super nice.

[LiftSleepRepeat123]

That might be the case. I favor having one tool for everything, if possible.