Maybe don't navigate(-1) in Remix/React-Router


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David here. You signed up for my newsletter at programmingarehard.com.

I'm writing to let you know I've just published a new post about avoiding `navigate(-1)`, or navigating back in the history stack. `navigate(-1)` is really easy to use but comes with some wonky behavior. You'll learn how to properly do "back" links in your application by checking out my latest post.

Maybe don't navigate(-1) in Remix/React Router

Hope you find it useful and have an awesome Tuesday. ✌️

David

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