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Remix web framework aquired by Shopify

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Re: Remix web framework aquired by Shopify

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Post by jspash »

There seems to be a disconnect between what Shopify do internally and what they ask of their users. With Hydrogen and now Remix you would think they have their sh*t together. But when the official docs recommend that you inline jquery click handlers for a simple adjustment to their shop, I just don't know what to think.

All in all the Shopify dev experience for me is on par with Wordpress. I hold my nose and cash the cheques. Then hurriedly leave the premises in a long trench coat with my hat pulled down to avoid being recognised.

Re: Remix web framework aquired by Shopify

#13

Post by nilsbunger »

EduardoBautista wrote: post #3

I don't understand what is the business case for acquiring an open-source framework? Can someone explain why couldn't they just contribute or fork the project?

Rewinding earlier, what is the case for VC investment in an open source framework? Usually it's some variation of proprietary extensions ("open core"), enterprise support, and/or hosting. Docker, Red Hat, MongoDB are prominent examples.

So that could also be the rationale for Shopify acquiring it. Alternatively, they could've just wanted to acquihire an excellent team.

Re: Remix web framework aquired by Shopify

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Post by tfsh »

the https://remix.run website is beautifully fun. I know lots of people will berate it for being OTT, but scrolling I wouldn't say is a critical path given the docs/get-started call to actions.

I'd be interested to see what Shopify do with remix, are they more interested in the core team, maintaining remix.run as they plan to/do(?) use it internally. I assume they want to offer this framework as a baked in enhancement of Hydrogen[1] to try and help clients build more robust sites.

1: https://hydrogen.shopify.dev

Re: Remix web framework aquired by Shopify

#15

Post by theturtletalks »

jspash wrote: post #11

There seems to be a disconnect between what Shopify do internally and what they ask of their users. With Hydrogen and now Remix you would think they have their sh*t together. But when the official docs recommend that you inline jquery click handlers for a simple adjustment to their shop, I just don't know what to think. All in all the Shopify dev experience for me is on par with Wordpress. I hold my nose and cash the…

They have a perfectly good Storefront API that allows you to build any storefront. We use Shopify with Next.js and if we ever wanted to switch platforms, we would just change the API calls and keep the same frontend.

Re: Remix web framework aquired by Shopify

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Post by nathancahill »

PKop wrote: post #16
colinramsay wrote: post #12

I'm not sure how to feel about this, but my main wish for Remix is a public roadmap and full development in the open. There is overlap but also healthy competition between it and NextJS, and I'm really interested to see where Remix goes next.

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I read the opposite. There currently isn't, so it will be Ryan's #1 focus.

Re: Remix web framework aquired by Shopify

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Post by dmix »

jspash wrote: post #11

There seems to be a disconnect between what Shopify do internally and what they ask of their users. With Hydrogen and now Remix you would think they have their sh*t together. But when the official docs recommend that you inline jquery click handlers for a simple adjustment to their shop, I just don't know what to think. All in all the Shopify dev experience for me is on par with Wordpress. I hold my nose and cash the…

There's often a disconnect between the technical staff who write customer-facing documentation vs the backend engineering teams.

Often the technical writers will be working closely with real customers. The customers will come to them 90% of the time with hacky custom jQuery stores + the support staff won't be highly skilled Front-end engineers (usually a junior-dev grasp of JS/web dev).

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