Technology
FrontendReact, Next.js, TypeScript
The frontend stack we reach for, the trade-offs we name, and when we use something else — React + Next.js + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS as the default, with the framework choice made against the team, the product and the platform integration.
What we use it for
React + Next.js + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS is our default frontend stack. React for the components, Next.js for the routing, the SSR, the data fetching and the deploy, TypeScript for the type safety, Tailwind CSS for the design system. The stack is right for 80% of the products we build, and the team you hire next has used it.
We extend the stack with the libraries the product needs — shadcn/ui or Radix for the primitives, TanStack Query for the data, Zod for the validation, Framer Motion for the animation. The extensions are picked against the use case, not the trend.
When we choose it over the alternative
We choose React + Next.js when the team has used it, the product is a web app, the design is consistent across pages, and the deploy needs to be fast. The alternative (Vue, Svelte, Solid) is right when the team is already strong in it or the product has a constraint we cannot ignore. We will say so on the call.
We choose TypeScript end-to-end because the type safety compounds — the bug that is caught at the build is a bug that does not reach the user. The cost is the slow first week; the benefit is years of cleaner code.
When we do not choose it
We do not choose React + Next.js when the product is a marketing site that does not need an app framework, when the team is committed to a different stack, or when the deploy constraint (e.g. a static site, a low-code tool) makes Next.js the wrong answer. For a marketing site, Astro or a static generator is the right answer. For a low-code requirement, the low-code tool is the right answer.
We also do not choose the default when the team is not yet strong in React. The default is the right answer for the team that can run it, not for the team that has to learn it on the way.
Frequently asked
The questions the team asks
- Why React + Next.js and not Vue or Svelte?
- Because the team you hire next has used it, the libraries you need integrate with it, and the answer to "what is this" is one sentence. The alternatives are right when the team is already strong in them or the product has a constraint we cannot ignore.
- Do you use a UI library or build from scratch?
- We use a primitive library (Radix UI, shadcn/ui) for the accessibility-critical components (dialog, popover, menu, select), and we build the rest in Tailwind CSS. The result is a design system that ships in code, not a Figma file that the engineer has to translate.
- How do you handle the design handoff?
- The design is in Figma, with components that map 1:1 to the code, tokens that flow into Tailwind CSS, and a recorded walkthrough. The handoff is not a stack of static frames; it is a system the engineer can extend.
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