react.dev VS react-proto

I mentioned this upthread, but the "official" deprecation notice is this comment from Dan Abramov in a GitHub issue: https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/pull/5487#issuecomment-...

That has resulted in some interesting github questions before although... it's nothing compared to Java

I found the docs confusing too. Thanks for the quotes; I went ahead and filed an issue here to hopefully get some clarity: https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/issues/6123

Not a huge thing especially if this is used for learning, but create react app is not the best for starting new react apps. I don't think you need to change anything right now here, but he is some context. If you end up starting a new project, I'd recommend VITE

Also see https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/issues/3896 and various online articles explaining it.

Then there's this crazy function https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/issues/3896

Here’s a nice (and quite long) discussion about CRA and Vite, and for those who don’t want to read it all, here’s a comment from Dan Abramov regarding why CRA was created, what is it trying to solve, today’s challenges and its future.

Thank-you for reading, I hope you found this useful! Congratulations to the React team, they have done a great job with the docs. I know they are looking for feedback through their survey and issue tracker, but I’d also love to hear your thoughts on the new docs and let me know what your favourite features are in the comments below 👇

I would advise against using create-react-app in 2023. It still lives in the old docs because those won’t be updated, but the new docs have completely removed the recommendation of create-react-app. New Docs Discussion on downsides

If you want to control every aspect of your app, you can try some react boilerplate. For example, if you are using TS, you can try this one: https://github.com/StopNGo/react-proto

You can try a react boilerplate, like this - https://github.com/StopNGo/react-proto

React Proto is a result of step by step creation of modern wireframe for any kind of React project. I started from the very basics using webpack, then added TypeScript and linters, then routing, app state, SSR and so on. Every step increases complexity and functionality, but if you keep all your previous steps in mind, then all in all you are completely aware of every little part of your codebase.