# Remix and React Router Merger: The TanStack Shift

The merger of Remix and React Router v7 has sparked a debate among developers, with some choosing to migrate to TanStack as an alternative.

## The Remix-React Router Integration

Meta-frameworks like Remix are tightly coupled with their routers.  Remix's integration with React Router v7, while streamlining the framework, has caused dissatisfaction among some developers.

## The Rise of TanStack

Many developers are moving to the TanStack router and its associated framework, citing dissatisfaction with the Remix/React Router integration. This highlights the importance of router choice in the developer experience.

## Routers and Meta-Frameworks: A Deep Dive

Meta-frameworks provide additional features and structure for building complex web applications.  Routers are a crucial component, managing navigation without full-page reloads.  The increasing capabilities of build tools like Vite are shifting how meta-frameworks and routers are built and integrated.

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Mark Dalgleish from the React Router core team discussed how the Remix and React Router's close integration and Vite's evolution have led to Remix becoming essentially a React Router extension.  This raises the question of whether the indirection is necessary.

## React Router's Widespread Use

While Remix's adoption is relatively low (3% according to the State of JavaScript 2024 survey), React Router's methodologies are widely used in existing React applications.  This means the Remix/React Router changes have widespread implications.

## Negative Feedback and Alternatives

Some developers express strong disapproval of the Remix/React Router integration, describing it as self-sabotage that negatively impacts documentation, branding, SEO, and support.  TanStack Router is presented as a strong alternative, though it has its own set of issues to address.

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## TanStack's Perspective

Tanner Linsley, the creator of TanStack, acknowledges TanStack Start is in beta and clarifies its architecture, emphasizing its Vite integration and server-side rendering capabilities.

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## The Impact of Vite

Vite's evolving capabilities, especially the experimental Environment API, are significantly influencing the development and evolution of meta-frameworks built upon it.

## Conclusion

The Remix and React Router merger has created a ripple effect in the JavaScript ecosystem, highlighting the dynamic nature of the JavaScript framework landscape and the importance of router choice for developers.

Meta-framework Remix merged React Router v7 in November, prompting some developers to abandon the framework for TanStack.

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