React for Two Computers

I’ve been trying to write this post at least a dozen times. I don’t mean this figuratively; at one point, I literally had a desktop folder with a dozen abandoned drafts. They had wildly different styles—from rigoruous to chaotically cryptic and insufferably meta; they would start abruptly, chew on themselves, and eventually trail off to nowhere. One by one, I threw them all away because they all sucked. It turns out that I wasn’t really writing a post; I was actually preparing a talk. I was pretty far into the process of writing this post when I had that realization. Oops! Thankfully, the React Conf organizers let me present a new talk on a short notice, and I did that eight months ago. You can watch React for Two Computers below. It’s about everyone’s favorite topic, React Server Components. (Or maybe not.) I’ve given up on the idea of converting this talk into a post form, nor do I think it’s possible. But I wanted to jot down a few notes that are complementary to the talk. I’m go ... Read full article.