Every other year, companies develop frameworks. The surprising thing Remix is one of the frameworks built on top of React. In its initial days, it was only available to paid users.
But in 2021, Ryan Florence and Michael Jackson–creator of Remix–decided to make it open source. Since then, the popularity of this framework has boomed. It was created to provide a fast and engaging user experience. But before we get started on the difference between React and Remix, it’s important to know what it actually is. If you want to know Remix in detail, first read this article.
But if you just want surface-level knowledge, no need to read that article. I’ll give a brief overview here. So let’s get started.
Okay, so one reason Remix is used nowadays by developers is because of server-side rendering. There is no need for developers to use different tools for making the backend and frontend of an app, anymore.
They can use Remix to make both the front-end and back-end of a website. Data is gathered and loaded on the server and shown to the client side with minimal JavaScript. It is also retrieved and fetched on the backend. But it’s important that before you work in Remix, you have Node.js and a code editor installed on your systems. You must also have a surface-level knowledge of the Open WeatherMap API key and React.
And let me tell you another reason for developers to learn Remix. React doesn’t provide static site generation. You have to use libraries like Gatsby and Next.js. But Remix has static site generation. When this feature of Remix is coupled with its server-side rendering feature, SEO-friendly websites could be made. In short, if you want to create SEO-friendly websites, use Remix. Also, even though data can be loaded in both, React uses useEffect. Remix, on the other hand, uses an export async function loader to load data.
Further, Remix has file-based routing as well as nested routes. React needs another library for routing. Remix initial load is also fast because of server-side rendering. Contrarily, in React, initial loading depends on the JavaScript bundle size and of course — internet speed.
Further, Remix uses typical web standards and native browsers for web features, but React uses additional abstractions. Further, when it comes to form submission, Remix uses HTML forms and export async function action. Whereas React needs different libraries and JavaScript. But despite all the pros of Remix, it’s somewhat difficult to master Remix because of its new features and tools. React is comparatively easy to learn for people new to web development. But since React is pretty famous, it has a larger community. Unfortunately, that’s not the case with Remix.
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