Choosing a Full-Stack Framework

Summary

Deciding between a meta-framework (Next.js/Remix) versus a separate React frontend plus Express backend — a real architectural decision with trade-offs in simplicity, deployment, and team structure.

• 1List the trade-offs: a unified framework is simpler to deploy but couples frontend/backend releases together.
• 2Consider when a separate frontend/backend makes sense, e.g. a mobile app also needs to consume the same API.
• 3Recognize most modern full-stack projects default to Next.js unless there's a specific reason not to.