Frameworks
Frameworks tools are for choosing a web app framework — the kind of work every indie hacker eventually hits and would rather not build from scratch. 8 tools are listed here, each picked and written up individually rather than pulled from an affiliate feed. Angular is usually the first one people try: google's batteries-included framework — opinionated and TypeScript-first, still the safe pick for large enterprise teams that want structure. Astro takes a different angle — ships zero JS by default and only hydrates the interactive bits — the right pick for content sites, blogs, and marketing pages, not dashboards. And Next.js is worth a look too: react's default full-stack framework — biggest ecosystem, most job listings, and the one every AI coding tool assumes you're using. Every listing below includes the actual tradeoff, not marketing copy, so you can pick based on what you're building instead of what ranks highest in a sponsored roundup elsewhere.
Google's batteries-included framework — opinionated and TypeScript-first, still the safe pick for large enterprise teams that want structure.
Ships zero JS by default and only hydrates the interactive bits — the right pick for content sites, blogs, and marketing pages, not dashboards.
React's default full-stack framework — biggest ecosystem, most job listings, and the one every AI coding tool assumes you're using.
Vue's answer to Next.js — if you're already committed to Vue, this is the obvious way to add SSR, routing, and file-based structure.
Resumability instead of hydration means near-zero JS on page load — worth knowing if you obsess over Lighthouse scores on big apps.
Absorbed Remix's framework mode, so this is now the full-stack React option for teams who want more control than Next.js hands you.
Solid's full-stack framework for people who want React-like ergonomics without the virtual DOM tax — small community, real performance gains.
Svelte's official framework, and genuinely the most pleasant DX of the bunch — less boilerplate, smaller bundles, fewer footguns.