FWIW, I disagree with GP. I'm more productive in React than in SSR, and I'm much better at code design and architecture with it. React is pretty much old and boring by now.
The apparent difference in our situations is that you know React and everything that comes with it. It seems like that'd be a good choice for you.
I'm not proficient in any of the currently popular frontend architectures. Gaining that proficiency and moving a 10+ year old product to a SPA type architecture would be a massive investment. I enjoy learning new things and pushing things forward but I can't justify that investment when it comes to the frontend. Instead, I invest in other areas to move forward in.
Yeah same here. I did years of generating JS heavy frontends with PHP for Ajax apps. Once I learned to keep all data on the server and functionality on the client I’ve become so much more productive when slapping together an MVP with react (and any backend capable of spinning up a rest, though I prefer python or go at this time.)
Yup, I agree.
The apparent difference in our situations is that you know React and everything that comes with it. It seems like that'd be a good choice for you.
I'm not proficient in any of the currently popular frontend architectures. Gaining that proficiency and moving a 10+ year old product to a SPA type architecture would be a massive investment. I enjoy learning new things and pushing things forward but I can't justify that investment when it comes to the frontend. Instead, I invest in other areas to move forward in.