Why You Should Consider Using React Router v6: An Overview of Changes

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Introduction

React Router is a widely used routing library for React applications due to its API, which simplifies integration. The latest version (v6) of React-router, was released in November 2021 and marked a significant API change, following the significant release of version 4 before 4 years in March 2017. Version 5 of React-router was released in March 2019 but faced some problems with its routing algorithm and configuration defaults. In version 6, React hooks were the driving force behind the new release, resulting in more efficient and compact code.

The article discusses the major problems with version 5, as well as changes to routing logic, bundle size reduction, route protection, and redirection, new features for forms in version 6.4, and also the features that are no longer available in the new version.

Smarter Routing

One of the significant upgrades React Router v6 brings is the new routing system. Which now

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