react-router: Why the preference for browserHistory over hashHistory?

Question

I\'m relatively new to React; apologies if this is a really naive question.

What are the technical advantages to browserHistory that make it prefer

Answer 1

One reason browserHistory is preferred over hashHistory is that it is better for deployment and production. hashHistory "works" by adding a unique key at the end of the url and creates a "history" for this by using these keys to keep track of your current session.

browserHistory looks much cleaner without the #, but in order to get this set up, you need to configure your server such that it can handle the URLs you intend to provide it.

Hope that helps!