Learning Remix: Full-Stack Nextjs Alternative [2024 Tutorial]
Many programmers, including myself, have hobbies or side projects that are tech related. Which at least somewhat explains why I decided to spend my recent vacation learning some new tech (but don’t worry, I also spent time doing nothing). After digging into a number of trends, I stopped on a web framework that piqued my interest: Remix. It’s a Next.js alternative that’s curious because it sits between basic and modern, simple and powerful, and together this makes a refreshing development experience.
In order to learn more about it, I decided to approach it with the mantra of old forums: RTFM (or, said more politely, I read the whole manual). After reviewing some video tutorials and articles, I got my hands dirty. In this article, I’m going to share my findings with you: the key features of Remix, new concepts it introduces, and of course, the pros and cons.
First things first, let’s talk about what Remix is (and what is not).
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What is Remix? The Full-stack Web Framework Taking on Next.js
Remix development started in early 2020, and the first open-source version (v1.0) was released in November 2021.
Before bringing that to the table, however, it’s important to understand what Remix is and what it is not, so we can compare to the more well-known alternatives cited above.
Remix vs Next.js vs Gatsby
The team behind Remix says it is a full-stack web framework. Similarly, Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications, while Gatsby is a static site generator. Regardless of whether they’re similar or different in their definition, they are certainly different approaches to solving web development problems.