How you can Server-Render without Rendering on the Server

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Claims a practical path to server‑driven UI that avoids heavy client rebuilds by sending JSX‑like component definitions and actions over websockets, implemented in Node instead of the planned C++ GPU pipeline and driving real hardware: the Uprising app controls 24,000 individually addressable LEDs at Burning Man, prototypes run in production, and edits hot‑reload to devices. The project is released as rise tools with a component kit and a public app Rise playground that demonstrates live server‑defined screens and acceptable performance.

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1. 0:00Welcome
2. 1:13Breaking technical limits
3. 4:21Live demo: server-driven rendering
4. 5:48Uprising project story
5. 7:17C++ to JavaScript journey
6. 8:44What is server-driven rendering
7. 10:07Rise Tools for React Native
8. 16:52Uprising’s server models
9. 17:14Setting up server-driven rendering
10. 20:22Simplifying setup
11. 21:46Rise Playground
12. 22:27Live audience demo
13. 32:46Summary
14. 33:51Q&A

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