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by hunterb123 1569 days ago
Client side rendering is needed for apps that work offline.

SSR improves the user experience for first time use of those apps and enables SEO.

What you say is subjective but I somewhat agree with your opinion, but only for web sites, not web apps.

Overall I agree Yelp should have stuck with the existing system as their product functions as a site.
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southerntofu 1568 days ago
> Client side rendering is needed for apps that work offline.

Any .html page works offline. You don't need any JS or framework for that. If your JS-powered page doesn't work offline, it means either it requires online connectivity to solve problems, or its badly designed and does not respect "progressive enhancement" principles.

> SSR improves the user experience for first time use of those app

SSR improves UX for everyone. Seriously most "web" pages these days takes dozens of seconds to load and use a non-negligible percentage of our CPU/RAM. If you want to know what real-world conditions look like for literally over a billion people, run tests from a core2duo (or a similar VM) with 2GB RAM with simulated 10% packet loss and 1Mbit/s bandwidth.

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hunterb123 1568 days ago
I'm talking specifically about SPAs, I feel I was clear about that.

Yes, people usually reach for an SPA when they just need a site, but SPAs have their uses.

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mrweasel 1568 days ago
> Client side rendering is needed for apps that work offline.

Couldn't you built a native application and NOT have this problem? It seems like yet another self inflicted problem.

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hunterb123 1568 days ago
Sometimes you don't have the resources to build a native app, or you need a web app specifically, or you need both.

What's with other's telling people what technologies is best for them when they aren't in the scenario they are in?

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