Web application front ends
Signed-in products with complex state, forms and role-based views.
React development
React development. Interfaces that stay maintainable.
React is the most widely used library for building web interfaces. We use it with TypeScript for applications where the screen is busy and changes often.
Choosing React
A good fit when
- The product is an application, not a set of pages: dashboards, editors, live data.
- You want a large hiring pool and a mature choice of libraries.
- A mobile app may follow, and React Native could reuse the same skills.
Think again when
- Pages must rank in search. Plain React renders in the browser, so use a server-rendered framework. See Next.js
- The site is mostly content that marketing edits. A content management system is quicker. See WordPress
01 / What we build
What we build with React.
Dashboards and data tools
Tables, charts and filters over live data, tuned so long lists stay fast.
Component libraries
A shared set of tested components, so several products look and behave alike.
Legacy front-end replacement
Moving jQuery or older framework screens to React, one area at a time.
02 / How it connects
What it connects to, and what to plan for.
Typical integrations
- REST and GraphQL APIs
- TypeScript
- Node.js, Laravel and .NET back ends
- OAuth and single sign-on
- WebSockets
- Vite
Often scoped alongside
Plan for these
Not a full framework
Routing, data fetching and state are separate choices. We settle them at the start so the codebase stays consistent.
Search and first load
React rendered in the browser is slow to first paint on weak devices and hard for crawlers. Public pages need server rendering.
Dependency upkeep
A typical React project has many packages. Someone must own the updates, or security fixes pile up.
Further reading
Guides that go deeper.
Next.js vs React: When to Choose Server-Side Rendering for Your Business Application
SSR is not automatically the right answer. Where it earns its complexity, where client rendering still wins, and how to decide before rewriting.
Read insight
Mastering the JavaScript Maze: Choosing the Right Framework for Your Web Project
React, Angular, or Vue? Navigate the JavaScript framework maze with this comparison guide covering performance, scalability, and developer experience.
Read insight
From ES6 to ESNext: Exploring the Evolution of Modern JavaScript
Which JavaScript features arrived when, which ones changed how code is written, and which you can now use without a build step or a polyfill.
Read insightA little clarity
React questions, answered plainly.
How does a React project with NSDBytes run, from idea to launch?
We agree what the first release must do, design the key screens, then build the React front end against a real or mocked API, in increments you can review on a staging address. Launch covers hosting, monitoring and handover of the repository, and bugs are fixed free for 30 days.
When is React the right choice, and when is it not?
React fits application-style interfaces behind a login. When public pages must rank in search we use Next.js, which is React with server rendering. For content-led sites a content management system is often the better answer.
Who owns the code when NSDBytes builds with React?
You own the code, designs and documentation made for you once the final invoice is paid. We work in your repository where you have one. React and the libraries we add are open source, and we avoid packages whose licence would restrict a commercial product.
How should an early-stage React project be scoped and priced?
Agree the smallest set of screens that proves the product and price that as a first release, from $5,000. When requirements are still moving, a dedicated developer from $4,000 a month working alongside your team lets you change direction without renegotiating a fixed scope.
How does a product built with React grow from a first release to heavy use?
By agreeing structure early: typed components, a clear rule for where state lives, code split by route so the bundle does not grow with every feature, and tests around the complicated screens. The interface scales only when the API does, so we design both together.
Start wherever you are
Bring the product, the designs or the front end to fix.
Tell us what the interface has to do and what it talks to. We will say whether React, Next.js or something simpler fits before we quote.