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by alistproducer2 3529 days ago
Am I wrong in saying the appeal of this tool is it allows you to process your React app (with little or no changes to accommodate it) on the server?

I've been reading a lot about SSR lately. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't one of the points of thick clients to offload processing to the client?
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lucideer 3529 days ago
I don't believe so, though I guess some do. The purpose of (well-written) "thick clients" is to provide real-time interactivity and reduce bandwidth. Beyond this, if something can be done on the server without degrading the app experience, it probably should be.

Added bonus if the site works fine without client-side JS at all (which Next.js does)

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