Server Components are React's superweapon in the Stack Wars

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React Server Components render exclusively on the server, execute top‑down (can be async), and serialize HTML to the browser so heavy libraries and secrets stay server‑side and don’t inflate client bundles. They forbid hooks/state and require explicit client pieces marked use client, forcing new component boundaries. Current usable implementation lands in Next.js 13.4 with React 19; benefits are much smaller bundles, less hydration and streaming support, downsides are limited library compatibility and changed architecture.

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1. 0:00Introduction and context
2. 4:11The history of PHP
3. 9:22The JavaScript revolution
4. 15:02SSR and its limitations
5. 19:13Static site generation
6. 22:39React Server Components
7. 24:38Implementation and benefits

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