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For what feels like forever now, building a modern web application means writing either JavaScript, or TypeScript.

However, as someone who learnt to code using C++, using either of these languages doesn't feel great.

Fortunately, in 2026, we have a few other options, with one that I personally am enjoying quite a lot.

Rust, which is now not only capable, but is actually thriving. 

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An overview of the current state of Rust for web development in 2026, covering frontend, backend, and full-stack frameworks. The Yew framework (React-inspired, virtual DOM, CSR/SSR) is demonstrated with a counter app, built and served using the Trunk bundler. Leptos is covered as a full-stack option with fine-grained reactivity via signals, server functions, and deployment to a VPS with Caddy. Dioxus is highlighted as the author's preferred framework due to its write-once, run-anywhere approach (web, desktop, mobile), RSX DSL, and a shadcn-inspired component library. Desktop Rust frameworks like iced, egui, and GPUI that compile to WebAssembly are also mentioned. The web-sys and wasm-bindgen crates enable interop with browser APIs and JavaScript packages. AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex) are credited for lowering the barrier to working with complex Rust/WASM interop code.

Rust on the web is starting to look quite good.