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Hasty Treat - React Server Side Rendering

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about server side rendering — what it is, how to use it, best practices, things to avoid, and more!

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Show Notes

3:20 - What is SSR?

4:16 - Why SSR at all?

8:39 - Platforms that do SSR out of the box

11:18 - Gotchas

  • useLayoutEffect import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect } from 'react' const useIsoLayoutEffect = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? useLayoutEffect : useEffect export default useIsoLayoutEffect

18:20 - Tools

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