Features
- Nested routing with parallel data loading
- Progressive enhancement with form-based mutations
- Web Fetch API as the foundation
- Error boundaries at every route level
- Built on Web standards (Request, Response, FormData)
Pros
- Strong progressive enhancement — works without JS
- Nested routes enable parallel data loading
- Deep understanding of HTTP and web fundamentals
- Now merged with React Router for unified approach
Cons
- Smaller ecosystem than Next.js
- Less static generation support compared to Next.js
- Transition to React Router v7 may confuse ecosystem
Overview
Remix is a full-stack React framework that leverages web standards to deliver fast, resilient web applications. Created by the team behind React Router, Remix focuses on the fundamentals of the web platform — HTTP, HTML forms, and progressive enhancement — rather than inventing new abstractions.
Remix’s nested routing system loads data for all routes in parallel, eliminating waterfall requests. Its approach to mutations uses HTML forms enhanced with JavaScript, meaning applications work even before JavaScript loads. Remix has merged with React Router, making React Router v7 the successor that carries forward Remix’s principles.
When to Use
Remix is the right choice when you value web standards, progressive enhancement, and want a framework that makes the fundamentals work well. It’s excellent for applications with complex nested layouts, CRUD operations, and teams that appreciate a web-native approach over framework-specific abstractions.
Getting Started
npx create-remix@latest my-app
cd my-app && npm install && npm run dev// app/routes/_index.tsx
import type { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
import { useLoaderData } from "@remix-run/react";
export async function loader({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) {
return { message: "Hello, Remix!" };
}
export default function Index() {
const data = useLoaderData<typeof loader>();
return <h1>{data.message}</h1>;
}