Chapter 2: Modern Frontend Development with React
This is part of the Indie Dev Toolkit series on modern tools for solo full-stack developers. We trace the full arc of React rendering, from the server-rendered pages and jQuery era, through the SPA revolution, to today's Server Components, drawing on real production experience to cut through the hype.
You'll walk through SPA, SSR, SSG, and RSC with interactive diagrams and specific examples, then see how real-world apps mix these patterns together, so you can pick the right approach based on your users' needs, not just what's trending.
Prerequisites
Evolution of React Rendering
About the author
NAB, Lead Engineer
I'm Vu, a Lead Engineer at NAB (National Australia Bank). I started on Home Lending products and now lead a team building products for HICAPS, Australia's largest point of sale claiming service for private health insurance. Before NAB, I worked at startups and across a range of teams and stacks.
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