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peerreynders

and me moving from Next.js does not mean I think it's a terrible tool!

Taking on the migration from Next.js to 11ty was likely - significant.

Given the predominant values among those who already have adopted Next.js (e.g. for their blog) I suspect having to trade component centric development for templating (including JavaScript templates) would be a hard sell (***).

Astro could be seen as an alternative, capable of producing similar results without having to sacrifice the amenities of their chosen component framework.

(*** Though 11ty is an excellent choice for developers learning HTML/CSS/JS; allowing them to create static web sites with build-time JavaScript rather than immediately diving into a JavaScript heavy tool for client-side rendering.)

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Salma Alam-Naylor

Taking on the migration from Next.js to 11ty was likely - significant.

You're not wrong! I've got a blog post in the works that will explain my process... kind of an "Eleventy for Next.js developers" approach.

Astro is next on my list to look at for a project I'm working on!

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Harsh Singh

Yes! Astro has gained a lot of traction, and the things which you can do with it are absolutely nothing short of amazing. Considering most portfolios are static, astro is a perfect fit.

And for SSR, Nextjs has always been there but now there's Remix, giving developers more choice and freedom.

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Harsh Singh

Didn't know this existed.

But looking at it, from a first glance, it seems to be very early in development therefore (probably) lacking libraries and support that Next has, such as [NextAuth(next-auth.js.org/). There also isn't much support for stuff like custom middleware. But sure, it'll fulfill the needs of your CRUD todo app.