I don't think many projects need to be SPAs. But if you're using node for your backend anyway, I think it's basically equal work to make something an SPA vs a n

I don't think many projects need to be SPAs. But if you're using node for your backend anyway, I think it's basically equal work to make something an SPA vs a non-SPA. The SPA effectively handles the routing for you, and I think react-router is pretty easy to use. The speed benefits are noticeable on sites where you're doing a lot of internal navigation. But you can just as easily make a slow SPA (see JIRA). So I guess in the end, do whatever takes less development time. Which usually isn't an SPA, just because there isn't really a good framework that reduces effort required. Rails and turbolinks are pretty legit.