Overrated or Underrated Web Tech | Server Components, Next.js, and More

Join Scott, Wes, and CJ as they ruin their friendship over a simple game of Overrated or Underrated. In this episode, they discuss CSS-in-JS Solutions, Web Components, Server Components, and Static Site Generation 🔥 Be the ~14,700th person to join our super tasty newsletter bit.ly/syntax_snackpack
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[@syntaxfm]

We're paying close attention to the feedback on these new formats. Let us know what you think! 🤝🙏

[@ecereto]

I've been loving all these formats and also the new editing. Your content is better than ever and I'm completely hooked. I can't stop watching the episodes as soon as they land and I watch older episodes in between.

[@keithh7994]

The videos and editing are top notch. You all are a great trio.

[@OmarElmasry1]

Only complaint i have is that the video is too short, i want 20 to 30 minutes videos please 😊

[@charbelsarkis3567]

Amazing

[@Sezar_SZ]

I love these new videos where all three of you are together in the video! Always fun to watch!

[@syntaxfm]

A new one coming every Friday. The next one is a really fun game.

[@kyrregjerstad]

great to see and hear the different opinions here and not just an echo chamber, would love to see more of this!

[@omomer3506]

"We appreciate you being wrong CJ" delivery was on point, reminded me of college days looool

[@SpaceChicken]

This was great, thanks guys. Also loved that you disagreed.

[@mray_dev]

diggin the format. as a non-video podcast person, I appreciate having these a la carte vids

[@xc13z829]

GO CJ!! I love that you held your own on CSS-in-JS!

[@madmaxdev]

always great to watch 3 gentlemen together.

[@precisionchoker]

This format is awesome Please do more

[@kevinematic]

This is so good. Keep it up guys!

[@syntaxfm]

Thanks!

[@mbahmusalto]

I'm glad there are people who says frontend server render overrated

[@2u841r]

Awesome format of Video. Will enjoy more

[@whoknows3679]

RSC are def underrated most people think is SSR react, which already existed, but if using correctly and if that is what you are looking for, you can easily do micro-frontends with infinite scale in terms of number of components since even for client components you can make them point to the correct chunks. Not that we couldn't do this before, but those were workarounds, instead right now is part of react.

[@whoknows3679]

I do agree that was kinda forced into people by Nextjs

[@elvispalace]

scott is working saying page router pushes work from sever to client. the hydration process happens on both side, your server does it too. in page router your client doesn't need to do it, in page router both do it

[@GoDjMike]

First of all- great choice of topic. Good discussion, this is the type of discussion that happens all the time at work 😂 +1 to more CJ appearances!

[@stolinski]

CJ will be joining us for these types of shows every Friday :)

[@dominuskelvin]

This is great! You all bring me on the show to talk about an underrated tech called The Boring JavaScript Stack 😁

[@tmmrtn]

CSS-in-JS... C-i-J... CJ... Of course he went that way on 'em.

[@bholmesdev]

I also think Astro is doing cool stuff

[@thearcticmonkey]

I like these new kind of videos

[@MrJfergs]

What is the difference between pre rendering and static rendering? I thought these terms represent the same rendering process?

[@phojie6868]

100% ON CJ 😄

[@nnnnnAZ09]

One big pain point with web components is that they such a pain to style

[@jullweber508]

PLEASE, more videos of you 3 playing quiz games. This is so entertaining.

[@stolinski]

Next week is a really fun quiz game.

[@darkoplax7688]

Underrated sc Overrated cssinjs Overrated web comp so underrated static site gen

[@JLarky]

Wes! I'm trying to fix Typescript for web components :)

[@syntaxfm]

👀👀

[@JLarky]

"ssr is not needed" I'm gonna cry

[@SaurabhSrivastava-i1q]

1. Server components is for data fetching only and not shipping secrets. Once data is fetched, I simply pass it to client component unless static page. 2. CSS-in-JS is shit 3. Web components - never used it 4. Static Site generators: I would just use RSC for it?

[@rebelmachine88]

Oh I love this. More of these, please!

[@JLarky]

I'm here for web components

[@GamerSharp]

Tailwind CSS is the only way ✨️✌🏻

[@metaltear1]

being first is underrated 😎

[@MrSodabean]

Being second is overrated

[@cant_sleeeep]

based scott

[@nwsome]

Web components are overrated, unless you write vanilla html

[@bradyfractal6653]

I’M WITH CJ I hate stringly typed design systems and I’m getting sick of vanilla css lsp limitations.

[@martybando1668]

CSS in JS solutions are overrated because it requires a very up to date client system and therefore is not the most portable. They’re good features - just too late to the party.

[@cant_sleeeep]

8:55 just use nuxt... hellooo?

[@netdoom]

People are using the sever way too much!! Also tailwind is probably the most overrated thing ever.

[@ob34915]

Thailind is extremely overhyped you will end up with 10 classes div

[@Terr590]

Web components are completely overrated, they mainly have downsides and very little upsides

[@syntaxfm]

Speak on that

[@l2ob1222]

elaborate please

[@jorgericaldi6438]

server components overrated? have you ever listened about SEO? xD

[@syntaxfm]

Do all web apps need seo? Landing and marketing pages absolutely, but the app itself rarely does.

[@JohnPywtorak]

RSC is overrated absolutely.

[@gbengacodes]

RSC is definitely overrated

[@cant_sleeeep]

css in js overrated. just use tailwind bruv

[@MrEnsiferum77]

everything is overrated.

[@oluijks]

I'm not a believer in underrated or whatever, even shit solutions helps us improve tech in general... Nice to see you talk again tho