Server-side React solves many other problems we have had for a while says Core developer
Tim Anderson Thu 7 Jan 2021 // 11:01 UTC Share
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Facebook s React team has previewed Server Components, allowing developers to write code that runs on the server, speeding up data access and reducing the amount of code that has to be downloaded by the web browser.
Should applications run most of their code on the client, or on the server? It is a never-ending question and the balance tilts one way and then the other as technology advances. Early web applications ran mainly on the server, in part because web browsers only had basic scripting capabilities, often replacing fat native client applications for Windows or Mac. Faster connections, asynchronous JavaScript, and HTML 5 swung the pendulum back towards the client.
2020 has been a long year. As it comes to an end we wanted to share a special Holiday Update on our research into zero-bundle-size
React Server Components.
To introduce React Server Components, we have prepared a talk and a demo. If you want, you can check them out during the holidays, or later when work picks back up in the new year.
React Server Components are still in research and development. We are sharing this work in the spirit of transparency and to get initial feedback from the React community. There will be plenty of time for that, so
don’t feel like you have to catch up right now!