Express is the CSS of web frameworks

#fleeting a half-baked metaphor:

Tools like Next.js is more akin to styled-components (replace with whatever flavour of CSS in JS you've touched). I've been using express.js since 2010, Next.js since 2016. I keep coming back to both, in fact, I'm using express.js (directly) way less frequently. I've build large SaaS projects with both.

But, every time I dig out an express.js project I know instantly where to go and how to get there. With Next.js, I have to re-learn how to use it.

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a giant foot-shaped snail with a house on its back. the house is still in construction, with a big crane towering above it The image is a stylized black-and-white illustration. In the lower left corner, there is a small, cozy-looking house with smoke rising from its chimney. The smoke, however, does not dissipate into the air but instead forms a dark, looming cloud. Within the cloud, the silhouette of a large, menacing face is visible, with its eyes and nose peeking through the darkness. The creature, perhaps a cat, appears to be watching over the house ominously, creating a sense of foreboding or unease.