Frontend

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`const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>()` is pretty magical. Not having 10 lines of useState to start every component is awesome

All web frameworks are kinda moving in this direction. Rails has turbo frames which is pretty similar.

I basically quit using hooks and did all data fetching on the server after tasting a codebase without hooks.

loader and useLoaderData is prob the single most powerful demo for remix:
- backend devs like it cause it’s still js, libraries work, no rsc
- frontend gets way simpler with no loading, error, data states littered everywhere
- all single file

What about tanstack query? It’s goated, only thing better is not needing it all.

Wrote a bit about why here:

After building this app in Rails, I've zeroed in on my key point of frustration: I don't like single page apps. They become inherently cache orientated and create a lot of complexity with React.

[This may sound obvious but I have been surrounded by SPAs for the last 3 years]

Even with truly great libraries like react-query, caching and data loading eventually subsume your application.

For example, with react query-like libraries: they favor hooks for data loading to handle cach fetching and invalidation. So your app can become very hook focused.

jtgi ⌐🆇-🆇

What about tanstack query? It’s goated, only thing better is not needing it all.

Wrote a bit about why here: https://x.com/jtgi/status/1690947788497137664?s=46

I learned useful things in this and the X thread. It’s some form of abomination how much code I’ve now assembled in typescript while never spending anytime understanding how it was working under the hood. Previous me is very disappointed in this behavior