CSS Minecraft, Wake up Remix!

A Minecraft clone made with pure HTML & CSS – no JavaScript.

I just built a little ‘house’:

Not a single <script> tag was harmed in the creation of this ‘house’.

This is quite the demo, go check it out.

It’s time to go wake up Remix! Here’s what we’re building and what it means for React Router.

… Remix v3 is a reimagining of what a web framework can be — a fresh foundation shaped by decades of experience building for the web. Our focus is on simplicity, clarity, and performance, without giving up the power developers need.

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To do that, we need to own the full stack — without leaning on layers of abstraction we don’t control. That means no critical dependencies, not even React. We’re starting with a fork of Preact, a mature virtual DOM library already used heavily at Shopify, Google, and countless others.

The Remix folks are pulling Remix in a direction away from React!

An earlier version of this blog post leaked, and was worded a little more harsh than this version, but the same sentiment towards the state of the web and the complexity of React comes across.

I personally put trust in Ryan and Michael to deliver on their vision, I’ve copped a ticket to Remix Jam 2025, and will be hyped to hear them in-person sell me on their vision.

This also does not mean the death of React Router, that is its own thing under its own branding, Remix v2 being merged into React Router v7 frees up Remix to metamorphose into its own thing 🦋.