Just Do Less
summary
Argues for removing runtime JS and running work at build time using Next.js and Vercel: moves pages from SSR to SSG, pushes HTML to the CDN edge, and uses getStaticProps with incremental static regeneration to update content in the background. Shows a blog page served from edge in 62ms, uses SWR (<4 KB) for lightweight client revalidation, swaps heavy JS widgets for CSS variables and native selects, and reports dramatically lower runtime code, lower cost, and faster, globally consistent pages.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 5:21Pre-Rendering
- 8:32Code Generation
- 28:19Css Variables
- 29:40Data Fetching
- 30:36Let Browsers Do Heavy Lifting
- 34:32Nexjs Incremental Static Generation
- 42:04Ways of Going More Dynamic
- 49:10Federation of Frontends
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