Server Components: The Trade-offs Nobody Mentions
RSC is a network protocol pretending to be a component model. Knowing that explains every constraint.
Hooks, Server Components, suspense, performance — modern React patterns for 2026.
RSC is a network protocol pretending to be a component model. Knowing that explains every constraint.
Effects model synchronization with external systems, not lifecycle. Internalize that and the dependency-array problem dissolves.
Context for tree-scoped state, Zustand for app state, server state via TanStack Query. Redux is no longer the default answer.
Memoization isn't free. Three rules tell you when it's worth the bytes and when it's just superstition.
Suspense isn't a loading library. It's a coordination mechanism. Error boundaries are the missing half.