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PayloadCMS: Open-Source, Fullstack Next.js Framework

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attah_ ◴[14 Oct 24 18:50 UTC] No.41840608[source]▶
So let me get this straight... PayloadCMS is a framework, for Next.js which is a framework for the React framework.

Yo dawg, i heard you like frameworks!

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mzronek ◴[14 Oct 24 19:49 UTC] No.41841176[source]▶
A common misconception. React is a library.

These are examples for React frameworks: https://react.dev/learn/start-a-new-react-project#production...

Next.js is a React framework.

If Payload is a framework or not is debatable. I think it's more like a data layer around a database for a any js app and an Admin Panel (that uses Next.js now). It might be called a framework for your own Headless CMS, because it is code first. So you basically code the panel and the data structure yourself.

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vasergen ◴[14 Oct 24 20:08 UTC] No.41841381[source]▶
> React is a library

Can a library have compiler?)

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robertlagrant ◴[14 Oct 24 20:28 UTC] No.41841594[source]▶
That's an optional step for JSX cross-compilation. It's a language plugin; nothing really to do with frameworks or libraries.
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