React Server Components: A New Way to Build Fast and Interactive Web Apps - Aurora Lid Walberg

Discover the power of React Server Components for building fast and interactive web apps. Learn about progressive hydration, server components, caching, state management, and best practices for improved performance and user experience.

Key takeaways
  • Progressive Hydration: Allows for lazy loading of components’ JavaScript, improving performance and reducing the need for initial JavaScript download.
  • Server Components: Render on the server, not on the client, and are a new way to build fast and interactive web apps with React.
  • RSC and App Router: Manage data with RSC and the app router, allowing for control over caching, routing, and hydration.
  • Hydration: The process of attaching event handlers to elements and updating the DOM on the client-side.
  • Caching: Pre-rendered HTML can be cached and reused on subsequent requests, improving performance.
  • State Management: Server components do not support state, but client components do.
  • Use Client: Marks a component as client-side only, allowing for use of state and effects.
  • Server Actions: Async functions that can asynchronously fetch data on the server without causing any re-renders.
  • Next.js 13: Allows for building apps with RSC and supports React 18 features like suspense and start transition.
  • Limitations: Server components are limited to rendering on the server and do not support state or effects.
  • Best Practices: Use caching, hydration, and suspense to optimize performance and user experience.
  • Server-Side Rendering: RSC is a new way to achieve server-side rendering without the need for additional frameworks.
  • React Query: Can be used to manage data fetching and caching in RSC applications.
  • RSC in Real Projects: Can be used in real-world projects, such as building interactive dashboards and complex pages.
  • MPAs vs SPAs: RSC offers a new way to build web apps that combines the benefits of MPAs and SPAs.