Back to the Future: What's New and Old About Server Components

A talk about React Server components by Callum Silcock, Principal Engineer at ANZx for MelbJS Aug / 2023 available on https://rsc.csi.lk

This talk has been put together as a NextJS backed site so I can show how the 'slides' are being rendered while talking about them...

Intro

1. Who are you?
2. Play along at home

Setup

1. What are "React Server Components" (RSC) anyway?
2. So many TLAs...
3. Why are you using RSCs?
4. Let's go back in time

Diving into RSCs

1. Static Content
2. Virtual DOM
3. Client Components
4. Virtual DOM Reconciliation
5. Server Component in Client

Finishing up

1. Further Topics
2. Questions
3. Resources