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Which JavaScript framework should I start a new project with today?

Default recommendation: Next.js with TypeScript if you’re building a typical production web application and don’t have stronger constraints. It offers a large ecosystem, straightforward hosting, server rendering, API routes, and broad hiring/community support.

Choose differently when the project points elsewhere:

  • •Client-only SPA: React + Vite
  • •Simpler, highly productive full-stack development: SvelteKit
  • •Prefer Vue: Nuxt
  • •Content-heavy site, blog, or documentation: Astro
  • •Large, convention-heavy enterprise application: Angular
  • •Mostly backend/API: Use a backend framework such as Fastify or NestJS rather than forcing it into a frontend framework

A practical rule:

  • •Need SEO, authentication, server rendering, and backend endpoints → Next.js
  • •Need an internal dashboard with no SEO → React + Vite
  • •Want minimal boilerplate and have flexibility in hiring/stack → SvelteKit
  • •Mostly static content with a little interactivity → Astro

Whichever you choose, start with TypeScript, enable strict mode, and avoid adding state-management libraries until the application genuinely needs them.

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  1. Next.js with TypeScript

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**Default recommendation: Next.js with TypeScript** if you’re building a typical production web application and don’t have stronger constraints. It offers a large ecosystem, straightforward hosting, server rendering, API routes, and broad hiring/community support.
Choose differently when the project points elsewhere:
- **Client-only SPA:** React + Vite
- **Simpler, highly productive full-stack development:** SvelteKit
- **Prefer Vue:** Nuxt
- **Content-heavy site, blog, or documentation:** Astro
- **Large, convention-heavy enterprise application:** Angular
- **Mostly backend/API:** Use a backend framework such as Fastify or NestJS rather than forcing it into a frontend framework
A practical rule:
- Need SEO, authentication, server rendering, and backend endpoints → **Next.js**
- Need an internal dashboard with no SEO → **React + Vite**
- Want minimal boilerplate and have flexibility in hiring/stack → **SvelteKit**
- Mostly static content with a little interactivity → **Astro**
Whichever you choose, start with **TypeScript**, enable strict mode, and avoid adding state-management libraries until the application genuinely needs them.

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