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I'm not a fan of the SSR hype. What frameworks would you recommend for building CSR apps?

by k__ 3y ago

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kmlx 3y ago
react with any bundler out there?
- k__ 3y ago
  Big fan of React. But it seems the frameworks around it are moving more and more into the SSR direction.
  - floydnoel 3y ago
    That’s true, which is annoying when all you might want is simple CSR. For that use-case, I have found that Vite works very well these days. It is exceedingly lightweight and fast also. Check it out!
    - kmlx 3y ago
      yes, i have a project that uses it. it’s pretty great, fast too.
  - threatofrain 3y ago
    The focus has indeed been on SSR but Next is still good for SPA. If you're okay going off the popular main road there's SvelteKit, SolidStart, or QwikCity.
junon 3y ago
Surplus, if you want something lighter weight than most frameworks.
ohgodplsno 3y ago
None. Regular HTML, along with React/Mithril/Vue/Svelte/Preact/your favorite library, used only in the places that need it. 90% of your site is static content and 10% is a graph ? Don't render your entire site with react, just the damn graph.
- sph 3y ago
  There is no need for those heavyweight libraries to sprinkle some interactivity. These days I do mostly server side on a sane language plus StimulusJS which is a small, composable layer 1/20th the complexity of React or Vue.
- Capricorn2481 3y ago
  That's exactly what AstroJS does though. It just makes it easier. It's not a super heavyweight framework
TDiblik 3y ago
Personally, I really like svelte. Either use a bundler + js library for redirects OR SvelteKit with static adapter (https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/adapter-static https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/adapter-static). Fyi I use the latter since it's easier to setup and bit more trouble-free to use overall :D
beeburrt 3y ago
Preact https://preactjs.com/ https://preactjs.com/
kevinfiol 3y ago
Svelte without SvelteKit. Or you can try my toy one :D https://github.com/kevinfiol/umai https://github.com/kevinfiol/umai

I'm not a fan of the SSR hype. What frameworks would you recommend for building CSR apps?

by k__ 3y ago

I'm not a fan of the SSR hype. What frameworks would you recommend for building CSR apps?

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kmlx 3y ago

react with any bundler out there?

k__ 3y ago
Big fan of React. But it seems the frameworks around it are moving more and more into the SSR direction.
- floydnoel 3y ago
  That’s true, which is annoying when all you might want is simple CSR. For that use-case, I have found that Vite works very well these days. It is exceedingly lightweight and fast also. Check it out!
  - kmlx 3y ago
    yes, i have a project that uses it. it’s pretty great, fast too.
- threatofrain 3y ago
  The focus has indeed been on SSR but Next is still good for SPA. If you're okay going off the popular main road there's SvelteKit, SolidStart, or QwikCity.

junon 3y ago

Surplus, if you want something lighter weight than most frameworks.

ohgodplsno 3y ago

None. Regular HTML, along with React/Mithril/Vue/Svelte/Preact/your favorite library, used only in the places that need it. 90% of your site is static content and 10% is a graph ? Don't render your entire site with react, just the damn graph.

sph 3y ago
There is no need for those heavyweight libraries to sprinkle some interactivity. These days I do mostly server side on a sane language plus StimulusJS which is a small, composable layer 1/20th the complexity of React or Vue.
Capricorn2481 3y ago
That's exactly what AstroJS does though. It just makes it easier. It's not a super heavyweight framework

TDiblik 3y ago

Personally, I really like svelte. Either use a bundler + js library for redirects OR SvelteKit with static adapter (https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/adapter-static https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/adapter-static). Fyi I use the latter since it's easier to setup and bit more trouble-free to use overall :D

beeburrt 3y ago

Preact https://preactjs.com/ https://preactjs.com/

kevinfiol 3y ago

Svelte without SvelteKit. Or you can try my toy one :D https://github.com/kevinfiol/umai https://github.com/kevinfiol/umai