React Stack Patterns Table of Contents - When to Use - Instructions - Details - Source React has come a long way since its early days of simple component libraries. By late 2025, the React ecosystem is rich but complex , offering multiple ways to choose your stack for building apps. Modern React developers face choices at every layer of the stack - from build tools and frameworks to routers and other libraries. The official React documentation (now at react.dev ) encourages using higher-level frameworks for new projects. In fact, Create React App (CRA) - once the go-to bootstrap tool - was de…