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Mark Erikson
@acemarke.dev

To clearly state my goals atm, I want: - CRA fixed, so beginners don't hit errors - CRA clearly deprecated (docs and CLI), and pointing to "do X instead" - A clear recommended alternative to CRA, plus migration paths off existing CRA _and_: - Docs listing "SPA" as valid and Vite as recommended

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Mark Erikson
@acemarke.dev

I'd hope we can all agree on the first two, no questions, and there's already PRs to fix those right now: github.com/facebook/cre... listing Vite in the docs "Start a Project" page covers both "CRA equivalent" and "how much of the ecosystem uses React". this shouldn't be controversial, but 🤷‍♂️

github.comUmbrella: CRA breaks with React 19, and CRA needs deprecation notices · Issue #17004 · facebook/create-react-appPer request from @rickhanlonii : Background / Primary Problem Starting with the release of React 19, users running create-react-app my-app began experiencing hard errors from NPM during project set...
Mark Erikson
@acemarke.dev

I updated this "Umbrella: Fix CRA" post with my suggestion for what an appropriate "Use Vite for SPAs and learning" recommendation should be in the React docs: github.com/facebook/cre... roughly: "if you're learning or just need client apps, use Vite. Here's the React / TanStack Router templates"

Nils Hartmann
@nilshartmann.net

Thank you very much for writing and proposing this suggestion. Hope, the React team will add it in some way to the docs 🙏 (Almost all of my clients and workshop attendees are already building or want to build SPAs)

Jimmy Van Veen
@jimmyvanveen.com

The benevolence you’ve displayed through this process is commendable. Just on its face. But also as a Redux core maintainer you’re obviously putting the community’s needs first despite your affiliation. I think many people are sitting this one out due to such reasons. Bravo, Mark

Mark Erikson
@acemarke.dev

hah, what do you mean "_despite_ my affiliation"? Sure, some aspects of React's development have narrowed reasons to use Redux (Context, Compiler, useReducer, etc). But I'm still very much a member of the React community myself. Lot of overlap in that Venn diagram, not exclusivity :)

Rasmus Schultz
@mindplay.dk

nothing in that ticket is controversial. 👍 the only controversial thing is that the community needs to step in and explain this. really? 🤷‍♂️ has to make you wonder if they're completely out of touch with their own community. 🤔🙄😔