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Vaibhav Naik
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Create React App is Dead – What’s Next for React Developers in 2025?

🚨 Create React App is officially deprecated.
For years, every beginner React project started with:

npx create-react-app my-app

But times have changed. CRA’s slow build times and outdated tooling led to its downfall, and now the React team has officially deprecated it.

💡 I recently shared my thoughts on this shift, along with a handy comparison between Vite, Next.js and Parcel, on LinkedIn.

👉 Read the full post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vaibhavnaik26_react-javascript-createreactapp-activity-7299748217875783680-wRQh

🔗 Check it out and let me know — What’s your go-to React project setup in 2025?

A tombstone with 'RIP Create React App (2016-2025)' written on it, symbolizing the deprecation of CRA

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