Ahead.js

Yet another React.js framework

Note

Although some versions might be available: This project is in early development and is not ready for production use yet. Please be patient!

Ahead.js is a framework inspired by Next.js by Vercel. It's a framework which uses React.js, Express.js and React Router to create a server side rendered application.

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Motivation

Personally, I loved the concept of Next.js. I really like how they've put such a complicated concept into a simple framework. However, I was missing something that I was familiar with since I started web development: Express. That's what was my motivation to create Ahead.js. I wanted to create a framework that would be easy to use and would be familiar to people who are used to Express. And that brings us to the next section:

Why Ahead.js?

Ahead.js brings the best of both worlds. It uses React.js for rendering, React Router for routing on client and for SSR and Express.js as the router.

Credits

• Special thanks to FishingHacks for helping me with the project and giving me some ideas.
• Client and Server
  • The router found in ahead.js/server is from express. It's exported from there for convenience.
  • The stuff from ahead.js/client is from react-router-dom. It's exported from there for convenience as well.
  • Full credit to these libraries and their authors.