| If your project is going to face the general public and needs the best chances of being indexed correctly by Google, you should start with some type of server side rendering. Currently, I'd opt for using either an existing CMS like Wordpress or Shopify, depending on the needs, with a layer of React.js on top of it. Or a full stack React.js + Node.js custom build. You'll find plenty of resources saying Google can index JS SPAs but regardless of what you think about that, the no JS user should not be left out in the cold. If you're building an internal application where you can dictate the browser support I've actually found that I'm fastest completing projects building a JSON API with an Angular.js front end. React.js would work just as well of course, just depends on what you are more comfortable with. Lastly, PageSpeed. Some clients don't care about this, but some do. If you're deciding on a stack, try running your build through Google PageSpeed Insight once in a while during the early stages to make sure you're not getting any road blocking red flags. I personally don't care much for PageSpeed's reports, I have found them to be buggy or bizarre at times. But having your client rip your masterpiece apart just because they hired a marketer that's blaming all their shortcomings on a less than perfect PageSpeed score isn't fun. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions. I would be happy to clarify or elaborate. |