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Epic Web Dev is the company blog at epicweb.dev, writing about programming and web. Since 2022, 27 different Hacker News readers have linked it 32 times, most often “The Web’s Next Transition”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-05-05, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this site for its posts arguing against Next.js and for Remix, and one commenter offers it as a comprehensive course on auth.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Learn full-stack web development with Kent C. Dodds and the Epic Web instructors. Learn TypeScript, React, Node.js, and more through hands-on workshops.
Most-linked posts?
- The Web’s Next Transition6 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2022-10-11
- Why I Won’t Use Next.js6 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2023-10-25
- The Golden Rule of Assertions3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-01-19
- Fully Typed Web Apps3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-10-20
- Implicit Assertions2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-05-10
- Skip SDKs in Simple Integrations2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-06-04
What Hacker News says?
Haven't tried sveltekit but I think it's nicer than next because it "uses the platform" more like the standards are supposed to. You will never get a button that is not clickable because some javascript is not loaded. It's also more straightforward to get started and has sane defaults for the different "stacks" that exist. It's also way easier to self-host. So there are many positives for remix. I would say if you k…
Comment linking /why-i-wont-use-nextjs
on “Remix Vite Is Now Stable”Submitted Why I Won’t Use Next.js as a story · 24 points
HN discussionRelevant article: https://www.epicweb.dev/why-i-wont-use-nextjs Discussion at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38018217
Comment linking /why-i-wont-use-nextjs
on “You don't need Next.js – Why we migrated from Next to React”Submitted Skip SDKs in Simple Integrations as a story · 17 points
HN discussionTwo I found react/remix - https://reactsecurity.io/ - https://EpicWeb.dev
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on “Ask HN: Any comprehensive courses on Auth?”Submitted I Won't Use Next.js as a story · 17 points
HN discussionThat would be Remix: https://remix.run See: https://www.epicweb.dev/why-i-wont-use-nextjs
Comment linking /why-i-wont-use-nextjs
on “Next.js 14”Submitted I Won't Use Next.js as a story · 7 points
HN discussion> Types, after all, are a very weak ontology, i.e., you still cannot know for sure that just because your code compiles it interprets the values it's getting from other party's code correctly. This again seems to be throwing the baby out with the bath water. Just because in some cases types can't be verified does not mean we should fully be without types at all. There are a myriad of ways to mitigate even this, Pars…
Comment linking /fully-typed-web-apps
on “Is TypeScript actually worth It?”Submitted Why you should probably be using SQLite as a story · 6 points
HN discussionIt's good practice to introduce strong biases at the top of articles so readers can take that into consideration right away. The article they are responding to did precisely that on their second paragraph: > I’ve been using Remix since it was first released in 2020. I loved it so much I joined the team for 10 months to help get the community going and now I recommend and teach Remix on EpicWeb.dev. [1] [1] https://w…
Comment linking /why-i-wont-use-nextjs
on “Why I'm Using Next.js”Submitted The Web’s Next Transition as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Implicit Assertions as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Kent C. Dodds' Epic Web Conf 2024 – Watch Recordings as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Epic Programming Principles as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Golden Rule of Assertions as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Epic Stack as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Web’s Next Transition as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Web’s Next Transition as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Web’s Next Transition as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Next Generation of Developer-First Products as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Skip SDKs in Simple Integrations as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Embracing Slow Networks: Improving User Experience as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Let me be (const was a mistake) – Epic Web Dev as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Implicit Assertions as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Golden Rule of Assertions as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Golden Rule of Assertions as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Using Isolation to Solve Complex Problems as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fully Typed Web Apps as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fully Typed Web Apps as a story · 1 points
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