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create-react-app is finally getting deprecated.

End of an era. 🫡

The ending of an era: Create React App is about to be officially marked as deprecated.

See ya CRA. Long live React! https://t.co/g7mWMVJTUp

Cory House

create-react-app is finally getting deprecated.

End of an era. 🫡

https://x.com/housecor/status/1885047720102051858

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/frontend dev・founder/decentralized data wrangler /blockhead・UI/UX abstractionist・DeFi/web3 builder・dropout・24・prev /dydx, ritual.net・x.com/darryl__yeo

The first React codebase I ever touched was a create-react-app at /dydx. It was not a very fun experience, to say the least.

Facebook created create-react-app way back in 2016 to be the definitive “starter template” for production-ready React apps, using Webpack as the bundler, Babel for JavaScript transpilation, PostCSS for CSS transpilation, a bunch of local Node.js scripts to spin up a dev server and automate tasks, and (optionally) polyfills for porting Node.js-exclusive functionality to the browser. It was last updated in 2021 and is starting to show its age.

HTML/CSS/JavaScript bundlers have come a long way since Webpack – Rollup, Browserify, Parcel, ESBuild, Snowpack, Vite, Turbopack, Vinxi, Bun. Newer ones like Vite come with a CLI and a streamlined plugin ecosystem which replace what these disparate tools and scripts did before, making migrations, config files and tooling choices MUCH simpler for devs.

The legacy of CRA: memories of slow bootup times, package.json migrations gone awry, config files no one dared to touch, and a time capsule of the rich and chaotic history of the JavaScript tooling ecosystem. 🫡

https://warpcast.com/darrylyeo/0x074e1bfc

Do you have a good resource on why Vite (or anything else) is better than CRA? I know it is because people tell me it is, but to be honest I’m not sure why and haven’t found a good resource yet