Moving on from React, a Year Later
January 29, 2025
Maybe it’s the changing interest rates or political winds, but I think the “fat client” era JS-heavy frontends is on its way out. The hype around edge applications is misplaced and unnecessary for building many different flavors of successful businesses. Many interactions are not possible without JavaScript, but that doesn’t mean we should look to write more than we have to. The server doing something useful is a requirement for building an interesting business. The client doing something is often a nice-to-have.
A year ago Kelly Sutton wrote about his company’s move away from React.
A year on how has that worked out?
He resists the decision in this new piece.