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Discussion on: Why is Isomorphic JavaScript not longer talked about?

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Kevin Farrugia

I believe it is still very common and on almost all large project that I have worked on, it is introduced at some point (ideally from the start, but more commonly later on once the performance is not satisfactory).

I think the difference between "back then" and now is that before the focus was on re-using your JavaScript code, hence the emphasis on the word isomorphic. Usage of Next.js has grown significantly, as have static site generators, and even the newest frameworks on the block (such as Svelte) have server-side rendering an integral part of their product.

So imo, the "buzz words" have changed because the motivations have changed, but the end result is the same.