Create React App is what almost every developer (including myself) learned to use first when learning the JavaScript library React and I think this has led to a couple of significant flaws. While…

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Create React App uses Client Side Rendering (CSR) to bundle the Javascript files and builds one single file to render it all on the client. This is all done within the client’s browser as React does not have access to Server Side Renders (SSR) in the default configuration.

Why Create React App is Outdated in 2022

1. Create React App builds your entire app into one file

Rather than pointing to another all in one framework, I’d like to see resources on learning how to create a react application from scratch. Give us something useful rather than being an advertisement for another framework and click bait.
The author points out how important babel and webpack is, but doesn’t give any information about learning them and points to another framework.
This article is little more than a word salad.

This guy doesn’t know React…varryy sadddd

The downvote is important. This is a worthless article. He still does not know about Suspense.

Man you can just learn Next.js and use it with React if you want SSR.

The correct React alternative is HTMX (and Hyperscript) :)