ultra VS aleph.js

Another option is ultra.

Ultra is another option if you want to use Deno with React: https://ultrajs.dev

Ultra Docs

In answer to your specific question of "can it replace my current npm + web pack workflow". The answer is more complex. Can you use npm? For the most part yes. Can you use Webpack specifically? That I'm not sure of, but there are a number of tools that occupy the same niche in the Deno ecosystem such as Packup as well as full-brown server/client frameworks like Fresh and Ultra

I hear you but a lot of devs refused to use Deno because it did not support npm. If you want to develop npm-free use Ultra: https://ultrajs.dev

If you really want SPA, Ultra(https://ultrajs.dev) is a good choice.

Take a look at Ultra (http://ultrajs.dev) and throw away most of your build tools. If you need to compile SCSS to CSS, try denosass (https://github.com/hironichu/denosass).

In this article, you’ll learn about a new React framework called Ultra, which uses Deno and React and focuses on using web streams and native features within the browser.

I think you were looking at one of the ancillary repos like create-ultra-app and not the main repo here: https://github.com/exhibitionist-digital/ultra

Check aleph if you want to use react with deno. But I'd suggest sticking with Node.js and Vite as you'll get less surprises.

Here's another thing: if you want to grow from this exact setup, use deno. It has support for import maps and don't require a bundler or a separate compilation step for typescript

https://deno.land/[email protected]/basics/import_maps

Maybe add aleph too (which is similar to nextjs)

https://alephjs.org/

Deno won't require nearly as much tooling as nodejs, but it still has tooling for the cases you need it.

There’s also https://alephjs.org, never used but pops up when you search for "deno react" so I assume is similar to nextjs.

Aleph.js is a full-stack framework in Deno, used as an alternative to Next.js. Aleph.js offers features like ES module imports, file-system routing, SSR & SSG, and HMR with a fast refresh.