DEV Community: Sumeet Vishwakarma

Remix vs Next.js

Sumeet Vishwakarma — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:22:51 +0000

Why Remix is the Ultimate Winner

When it comes to modern web development, two frameworks dominate the conversation: Remix and Next.js. While Next.js has been the go-to for React-based applications, Remix is rapidly proving itself as the superior choice for performance, scalability, and developer experience.

After a deep dive into both frameworks, one clear winner emerges: Remix. Here's why Remix outshines Next.js in 2025.

1. Performance: Remix Crushes SSR and Streaming

Remix is built with server-first rendering in mind. Unlike Next.js, which heavily relies on client-side fetching (and sometimes overcomplicates SSR with React Server Components), Remix prioritizes server-rendered data with streaming capabilities.

Native Web Fetch API → Remix uses the standard Fetch API, making SSR faster and more flexible than Next.js’s custom data-fetching mechanisms.
Streaming Support → Remix delivers content progressively, improving Time to First Byte (TTFB) significantly.
Fewer Client-Side Requests → No need for useEffect()-based fetching; everything is handled on the server.

🚀 Winner: Remix (Better SSR, Faster Data Loading)

2. Edge-First Deployment: Remix is Built for the Future

Next.js leans heavily on Vercel’s ecosystem, making it less flexible when deploying to platforms like Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda, or Deno. Remix, on the other hand, is designed from the ground up for edge computing.

Runs anywhere → Native support for Cloudflare Workers, Deno Deploy, Netlify, and AWS.
Lighter and Faster → No bloated Next.js middleware—just fast web standards.
Optimized for CDN Caching → Remix leverages full-page caching out of the box.

⚡ Winner: Remix (Better Edge Deployment, No Vendor Lock-In)

3. Developer Experience: Simpler, Faster, More Intuitive

Remix embraces progressive enhancement, meaning your app works even without JavaScript. It also provides a cleaner developer experience compared to Next.js, which can feel bloated with too many APIs.

No more useEffect() hell → Data fetching is server-first.
Simplified Form Handling → Native HTML forms with progressive enhancement.
Faster Build Times → Remix uses esbuild/Vite, making it faster than Next.js’s Webpack-based builds.
Better Error Handling → CatchBoundary and ErrorBoundary give more structured error control.

💡 Winner: Remix (Less Boilerplate, Better Developer Ergonomics)

4. Ecosystem & Flexibility: Remix is Growing Fast

While Next.js has a larger ecosystem (e.g., NextAuth.js, middleware), Remix is catching up fast. With first-class support for standard web APIs, Remix integrates smoothly with modern tools like:

Tailwind CSS, Prisma, Supabase, and GraphQL
Cloudflare, Vercel, AWS Lambda
Server-side rendering (SSR) without the Next.js complexity

📈 Winner: Remix (Lighter, More Web-Standard Friendly)

Final Verdict: Remix is the Future

Feature	Winner
SSR & Streaming	Remix
Edge-First Deployment	Remix
Developer Experience	Remix
Performance & Scalability	Remix
Ecosystem & Plugins	Next.js (but Remix is catching up)

🚨 Final Winner: Remix 🚨

If you're starting a new project or looking for the fastest, most future-proof framework, Remix is the way to go. It provides better SSR, simpler data handling, and edge-first performance without the bloated complexity of Next.js.

The future of web development is Remix-first. Will you make the switch? 🚀

Flutter: The Game-Changing Framework Surpassing React Native

Sumeet Vishwakarma — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 07:15:27 +0000

In the realm of cross-platform app development, Flutter has emerged as a powerful framework that is challenging the dominance of React Native. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of Flutter and discuss why it is considered superior to React Native. Strap in and discover why Flutter is revolutionizing the world of app development.

Flutter's Performance Advantage: Blazing Fast Apps

One of the significant advantages of Flutter over React Native is its exceptional performance. This article delves into Flutter's architecture, highlighting its reactive framework and the use of Dart language. We'll explore how Flutter's rendering engine eliminates the performance bottlenecks often encountered in React Native, resulting in incredibly fast and smooth applications.

Flutter's Beautifully Customizable UI: Flutter vs. React Native

Flutter's UI capabilities are often praised for their flexibility and customizability, giving developers the ability to create stunning and pixel-perfect interfaces. This post compares Flutter's widget-based UI approach with React Native's component-based system, highlighting the ease and efficiency with which Flutter allows developers to build visually appealing and consistent user interfaces.

Flutter's Hot Reload: A Productivity Boost

One of the most celebrated features of Flutter is its hot reload functionality, which allows developers to instantly see code changes without restarting the app. This article explores how Flutter's hot reload enhances developer productivity, accelerates the development cycle, and enables rapid iteration compared to React Native's traditional reloading process.

Flutter's Comprehensive Widget Ecosystem: Beyond React Native

Flutter boasts an extensive library of ready-to-use widgets that cover a wide range of UI elements, animations, and functionalities. This post highlights Flutter's widget ecosystem, emphasizing how it surpasses the offerings of React Native's component libraries. Discover how Flutter's rich widget catalog enables developers to build complex and feature-rich apps more efficiently.

Flutter's Cross-Platform Prowess: One Codebase, Multiple Platforms

Flutter takes cross-platform development to new heights by allowing developers to create apps for multiple platforms from a single codebase. This article compares Flutter's cross-platform capabilities with React Native, showcasing how Flutter's unified development approach saves time and resources while delivering a consistent user experience across iOS, Android, web, and even desktop platforms.

Conclusion

With its exceptional performance, customizable UI, hot reload feature, comprehensive widget ecosystem, and cross-platform capabilities, Flutter has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of app development. In many aspects, it has surpassed React Native, offering developers a compelling alternative for creating high-quality, visually stunning, and fast-performing applications. Embrace Flutter's potential and unlock a new era of app development possibilities.

Best Open Source Programs For Students to Participate

Sumeet Vishwakarma — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 06:58:38 +0000

Contributing to open source is a really great way to get real-world software development and other domain experience from the comfort of your home even if you’re a beginner and don’t have a job in the industry. You don’t really need to be an expert to get started with open source and you’re going to get all these benefits of what it’s like to work in a team, collaborate with other people and work on a large codebase. One can test their skills, gain knowledge, and bond with the community in order to produce quality code that helps people around the world.

Digital Ocean Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest is a really popular open-source program that is hosted by Digital Ocean and is open to everyone across the world. Here, you need to submit four or more quality pull requests and you’ll either get a chance to plant a tree or get a limited-edition t-shirt. The main idea over here is that there’s no such thing as a selection criterion in this particular program. So, this is very useful for individuals, in particular, who are just starting out with open source. You can contribute to participating projects on GitHub and even if you’re not able to make a large major contribution what you can get out of it is how to use Git and Github.

Google Summer of Code (GSoC)

Google Summer of Code program is a program started by Google and has completed 16 years. It is a program that aims to promote open-source software development among university students. There are a few organizations and these organizations have mentors. First, the organizations apply to Google and after the organizations are selected then the students apply to the organizations. Bear in mind that you are not an employee of Google or even not an intern at Google. You’re working with that organization that you applied to or got selected in. It is a paid program with a stipend of 1500 USD.

Timeline: January-August

MLH Fellowship

Major League Hacking (MLH), founded in 2013, is a global community for student developers. MLH recently launched a program known as MLH fellowship which is a 12-week remote program where students collaborate on Open Source projects that align their personal interests with the general requirements of the industry and students can participate from their homes. It has mainly three tracks – Software Engineering, Open Source, and Production Engineering. Here you will gain those skills that you require to be a successful engineer like writing good documentation, open-source best practices, communication, etc. Also, make sure you meet the eligibility criteria before applying for the program.

Google Season of Docs (GSoD)

One thing that an open-source project cannot get enough of is good documentation. However, Google Season of Docs is a new program by Google where technical writers and open source organizations come together and work on open source projects. The technical writers write documentation for open source organizations and also get paid by Google. It is a worthwhile platform for students to learn from industry experts and to work on open-source projects. Also, you need to remember that you must be aged 18 or more at the time of registration to become eligible for Google Season of Docs.

Outreachy

The Outreachy is also a really great program for students that aims to support diversity in open source. It is sort of a remote internship of 3 months and only a handful number of students are selected across the world. The Outreachy internship projects focus on programming, documentation, project marketing, etc. During the application process, you need to show some genuine eagerness that why you want to be an Outreachy intern and in turn, what you’re going to accomplish, and then how you plan to promote diversity and all sorts of things. It is a paid internship in which you are paid an amount of 5500 USD.

Season of KDE

The Season of KDE, hosted by the KDE community, is an outreach program for all individuals across the world. KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software and you can contribute to KDE through the Season of KDE program. The participants of the Season of KDE program have not only contributed new features, but they are also responsible for developing KDE Continuous Integration System, ported KDE Applications, documentation, and various other things. Also, it is somehow similar to another prestigious program, Google Summer of Code

GirlScript Summer of Code (GSSoC)

GirlScript Summer of Code is the 3 month-long Open Source program during summers conducted by GirlScript Foundation, started in 2018, with an aim to help beginners get started with Open Source Development while encouraging diversity. Throughout the program, participants contribute to different projects under the guidance of experienced mentors. Top participants get exciting goodies and opportunities.

Apart from these, there are several universities, institutes that organize their own SoC programs to encourage newcomers.

E.g. NJACK Winter of Code by Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, KWoC by Kharagpur Open Source Society, IIT Kharagpur (KOSS), BOSS – Bountiful Open Source Summer by Coding Blocks, etc.

You don’t need to wait for a particular program to start in order to contribute to open source. So it is not like when Google Summer of Code will open up applications that will be the only time you can contribute. If you know a particular tech stack you can start right NOW!! And most importantly, open-source is not something that you do for a stipend. You do it to make an impact, it should be your passion. True “open-source contributors” find the idea of creating value for people and impacting the world through their work gratifying.

FOSSASIA Codeheat

FOSSASIA is a non-profit organization supporting developers and makers of free and open-source technologies. FOSSASIA Codeheat is one of such programs run by it. Codeheat is a coding contest and here the mentors are developers, professors, or contributors who like to share and become a part of the FOSSASIA open source community. Codeheat is separated into two-month periods and after each period winners of the period are announced.

5 Reasons Why Software Engineers Are in High Demand

Sumeet Vishwakarma — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:39:03 +0000

‘Software Engineer’ – it is one of the most demanded and rewarding career profiles of the current times all across the world. Whether we talk about higher salary packages, career growth opportunities, collaborative work environment, amazing perks, or any other related aspect – a Software Engineer job at almost every renowned tech company offers you these things! As per a few standard reports, the demand & job opportunities for software engineers are likely to grow by 20-25% in the coming years.

But have you ever thought about the reasons behind such rapidly increasing demand for Software Engineers in the professional world…?? No worries, as here in this article, we’re going to discuss the same.

However, before moving further, let’s have a quick look at – Who are Software Engineers and What do they do? A Software Engineer is a tech professional who implements the software engineering principles or concepts in each phase of building a system/product including designing, development, testing, and maintenance. He is basically engaged with the product from the requirements gathering phase to its successful final development & deployment. Though the roles and responsibilities of a Software Engineer majorly depend on his specific domain and the company requirements.

For example – a Blockchain Software Engineer is usually responsible for analyzing the company’s tech requirements or client’s demands and then concerned with the designing & development of blockchain software/product along with handling or managing several other tasks like testing, troubleshooting, etc.

Now, let’s get to know some of the major reasons that why Software Engineers are in great demand in the tech world:

Rapid Advent of Tech Advancements

One of the primary reasons behind such an immensely increasing demand for Software Engineers is the rapid growth of technology. The exponential growth & evolution of technology in the last few years can clearly be seen considering all the recent tech trends like Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, 5G, Hyperautomation, Internet of Behaviors (IoB), etc. We’re seeing how almost everything around us in the present day scenario including smartphones, IoT devices, virtual reality and augmented reality platforms, cryptocurrencies, and many other are all supported by the respective software.

And thus, there is a huge demand & need for software engineers who can look after the designing, development, and maintenance of this software. And undoubtedly, since the technologies are expected to keep growing at such a fast pace, the future of software engineer looks promising in the upcoming years as well with the generation of numerous job opportunities for these professionals in the tech world.

The World is Moving Online

Moving ahead, the massive shift of everyone whether it be an individual or an offline business or education domain or any other, to the digital platforms can be considered as another prominent reason that why the demand for software engineers is surging. Especially after the global covid-19 pandemic, the digital presence for individuals or businesses has remained no more optional but it has become something very much necessary for them to keep going with their respective workflow or operations.

The platforms like Uber, Zomato, Flipkart, Paytm, Zoom, etc. are some of the renowned examples that represent today’s digitalized world. And behind all these digital platforms there exists the respective team of software engineers who ensures the successful development and running of the particular product whether it be an app, a website, or any other software. So, tech companies are in great need of skilled software engineers that can help them to create/build such ideal software solutions to thrive in the industry.

Code Requires Timely Upgradation/Changes

This is something very crucial to know to understand the scenario of increasing demand for software engineers. So, most individuals, especially beginners, usually come with a doubt in their mind that once the code is completed and the product is successfully developed, now the project should be over for software engineers except for the tasks like regular maintenance, etc. But the real scenario differs from it, let us tell you why…??

You need to know that code usually becomes outdated or obsolete due to various reasons like the advent of new technologies, need for new features, etc. hence it requires regular & consistent updation/changes throughout time. Let us tell you that there are instances where the organization opts to rebuild the existing software or rewrite the entire code from scratch using the latest technologies for various reasons like better & fast performance, cost reduction, etc. And that’s why a software engineer or a team of software engineers is associated and required for the particular product/software even after its successful deployment.

Software Engineers are Concerned With Mulitple Phases like Designing, Development, Testing, etc.

Going down the list, another prominent reason behind such a great demand for software engineers in the tech world is that these professionals are concerned with almost every crucial phase of the product building whether it be designing, development, testing, etc. They work closely with the designing team to let them know the required functionalities of the product (as per the user requirements), they collaborate with programmers for code writing, then they work with the testing team for testing & assessing the code, and so on. Not only this, but also technical design documentation, identifying the improvement areas in the product & recommending the solution for it, improving existing codes, and various other such tasks are also often handled by software engineers. And this vast & impactful role of software engineers in product development is one of the major reasons that why software engineers significantly hold a strong place, popularity, and demand in the tech industry.

Lesser Supply of Skilled Software Engineers

Last but not least, there comes the supply and demand concept. So, we need to understand that there are not adequate software engineers who’re quite proficient and skillful as per the industries’ requirements and as known to everyone short supply always lead to high and high demand! For example – a software engineer is required to have a strong familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), should have a decent knowledge of programming concepts and data structures & algorithms, proficiency with the relevant tools, etc. Along with it, if a software engineer is quite updated with the latest development trends & possesses some required soft skills as well like communication, teamwork, etc., it makes his profile more strong. However, as many of the individuals who aspire to start their career as a software engineer lacks the mentioned skills, the software engineers continue to be in great demand.

So, these are some of the prominent reasons behind the great demand for Software Engineers in the tech industry and job market. And again, the future of software engineer seems quite bright – hence, if you’re looking forward to building your career in this particular domain then you can go for it without giving a second thought and learn all the required skills accordingly!

What Are The Best Resources For Competitive Programming?

Sumeet Vishwakarma — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:52:28 +0000

Programming is one of the stupidest things((jokes apart…) to do in the entire universe because you need to tell your computer how to do something, but all the above names are famous for doing this stupidity. Now you can’t deny that this is a valuable skill set and if you are actually interested doing this stupidest and funniest (jokes apart) thing then a straight forward advice for you is…pick up a language, learn the fundamentals of coding, start practicing on coding challenges websites and jump into the Competitive Programming.

Competitive Programming is the best way to get noticed by top product-based companies and crack interviews there but the question is Where to start?. Which website is good if you are new to programming? What are some websites and what are the contests to participate and compete with others? So below we list out all
those websites and contests that will provide you the answers to these questions about Competitive Programming…

GeeksforGeeks

GeeksforGeeks. Whether programming excites you or you feel stifled, wondering how to prepare for interview questions or how to ace data structures and algorithms, GeeksforGeeks is a one-stop
solution. Here are multiple coding challenges. These challenges are divided into different topics of Data Structures and Algorithms that will help you to build a solid foundation on each topic. You can find all the easy, medium and hard level coding problems on this website. You can also take various courses for practicing and preparing for the technical interviews.

TopCoder

Topcoder community is the primary source of the workforce behind all Topcoder projects. It is open and global: anybody, with a few legal restrictions dictated by US laws, and listed in Community Terms, can join and compete, without any financial commitment to Topcoder. Also, participation in challenges organized in the interests of commercial clients generally requires the community member to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Intellectual property for the winning submissions to commercial challenges is passed to the client, in exchange for monetary prizes paid to the winners.

While the majority of community members participate in Topcoder challenges as regular competitors, those who become recognized for their performance, and involvement in community life (via communication in Topcoder forums, attending Topcoder events, etc.), are offered additional roles in the community, which include: copilots (technical coordinators of challenges), problem writers, reviewers, etc.Since the end of 2014 till the end of 2017, a Community Advisory Board (CAB) was selected from active community members for a one-year term to help improve communications between Topcoder company and its community.In 2018 the CAB was replaced by the Topcoder MVP (Most Valuable Player) program

Codeforces

Codeforces is a Russian website which is best for competitive programmers and hosts contests more frequently. They organize 4 to 5 short contests of 2 hours in a month. Sometimes they also host contest 2-3 per week. They have a variety of language options for coding. After participating in a lot of contest you can also create your own contest and earn money through this site.
This is one of the good site for the preparation of ACM-ICPC (Olympics of programming). You can sort the question and practice problem here, you can also use its blog system to ask questions. The site has a strong and huge community for help. We recommend this site for some experienced programmers because challenges here are most likely too advanced for beginners.

CodeChef

Cook the best recipe with your code, become a master chef and get into the top companies. Sounds funny but CodeChef is really an awesome Indian based competitive programming website which has a large community of programmers. It is an Indian educational initiative of Directi. Problems are categorized in different levels like Beginner, Easy, Medium, and Hard.
Some of the beginners find this website a bit difficult even if they are solving easy level questions over here. So switching to this website after HackerRank will be a good choice if you are starting from the very basic. The best thing about this website is that if you are unable to solve the problems, you can check the editorial, try to write a solution again and get it accepted and if you have solved the problem still you can check the code of other good coders to find the best solution for the same problem. In both of the way, you learn a lot.
Codechef hosts mainly three contests every month i.e. Long Challenge (10 days long), Cook-off, and Lunchtime. Codechef also hosts a global programming event Snackdown to compete with the other programmers. They provide a variety of language choices and their programmers use the discussion boards to post the problems they encounter during practice or competition. AWS, Samsung, Alibaba Cloud. these are some top companies hire candidates from this website.