136: Michael Chan - React Is Not a Rails Competitor

Topics include:

• What do people actually mean when they say "I used to use Rails, but now I use React"?
• Why back-end development is still a crucial part of building any web application
• What third-party services people are using to try and replace custom back-end code
• Would you default to building a Rails back-end for a React side project, or is your instinct to try and use third-party services only?
• How far do you think front-end-first frameworks like Next.js are going to get their hands dirty in the back-end?
• Are new developers missing out by starting with React and not realizing how important tools like Rails and Laravel are for building complete production-ready applications?
• Are relational databases legacy tech or are they underappreciated?

Links:

• Ruby on Rails
• React
• AWS Amplify
• Firebase
• Hasura
• GraphQL: The Documentary
• OneGraph
• Next.js

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