The tutorial discusses the evolution of routing in React applications, emphasizing the impact of React Hooks on routing practices. It introduces React Router as a popular declarative routing library that offers components like Route, Link, and BrowserRouter for managing navigation in large and complex React applications. However, for projects with simpler navigation needs, React Router might be excessive, and a Hooks-based alternative, such as hookrouter, could offer a more streamlined approach. The tutorial highlights how hookrouter can replace React Router by using Hooks like useRoutes and useRedirect to manage routes and navigation programmatically, providing a cleaner and potentially more efficient solution for smaller projects. Despite being archived, hookrouter remains a viable choice for production apps, demonstrating flexibility in handling URL parameters, programmatic navigation, and redirection with concise syntax and reduced complexity.