TanStack gains ground within React ecosystem

"Devographics' annual State of React survey shows that React retains its dominant position, but is also raising more and more questions among developers. Based on responses from more than 3,700 professionals, The Register paints a picture of an ecosystem that remains powerful but is struggling with increasing complexity and uncertainty about its direction. In particular, the role of React on the server side and the emergence of alternatives such as TanStack are causing debate."

"React was originally a JavaScript library and not a complete framework. That choice offers flexibility, but also leads to fragmentation. Developers have to choose from a wide range of frameworks, libraries, and tools. Many respondents indicate that this makes setting up and maintaining a consistent development environment unnecessarily complicated, especially when build processes, tests, and CI must work together. Despite this criticism, React remains very widespread."

"Within the React ecosystem, Next.js has played a central role as a full-stack solution for years. The framework is used by a large majority, but enthusiasm is limited. A significant proportion find Next.js complex and see risks in its strong dependence on a single commercial party. At the same time, a group still values the integrated approach, creating a divided picture."

React retains a dominant position across the ecosystem while developers express growing concerns about complexity and fragmentation. Responses from more than 3,700 professionals indicate confusion over tool choice, integration of frameworks, libraries, build processes, tests, and CI. Debate centers on React's server-side role and the emergence of alternatives such as TanStack. Generative AI use reinforces React's prevalence by producing UI code based on popular examples. Next.js remains widely used but faces criticism for complexity and reliance on a single commercial maintainer, while TanStack, especially TanStack Query and the early TanStack Start, attracts interest for type safety and modular design.

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