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Client/server side rendering: SSG — ISR concepts and comparisons

Client/server side rendering: SSG — ISR concepts and comparisons

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Client/server side rendering: SSG — ISR concepts and comparisons

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Welcome! In this lecture, we'll learn four core ways web pages can be rendered today – client-side rendering, server-side rendering, static site generation, and incremental static regeneration. By the end, you'll understand the trade-offs and be able to pick the right strategy for different pages. High-level definitions first. CSR means the browser does the rendering. SSR means the server returns fully rendered HTML on every request. SSG means pages are rendered ahead of time at build and served static. ISR is a hybrid. Static pages, but they can be regenerated periodically or on demand. how you render pages affects real things, how fast users see content, how easy it is for search engines to index your site, and even how much infrastructure you need. We'll keep those four dimensions – performance, SEO, freshness, and cost – in mind as we compare approaches. Let's walk through how client-side rendering works step by step. First, the user requests a page in their browser. The browser…

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