Implementation story of how we expanded Server-Side Rendering to handle fine-grained user interactions on the server. The approach combines React's useReducer mental model with server authority - HTML fragments with embedded state that flow from server to browser.
Key Features:
- No hydration, no client-side state stores
- Time-travel debugging via HTTP capture/replay
- Framework-agnostic (works with any backend)
How it works:
- HTML partials with embedded state flow from server to browser
- User interactions send typed actions to server (like Redux actions)
- Server runs reducers and returns updated HTML fragments
- Browser swaps DOM elements - instant updates, no re-rendering
Perfect for Admin dashboards, real-time status widgets, B2B applications, content management systems where server owns the data.
Most business applications don't need React SPA complexity. This delivers responsive UIs with 10x less complexity.
Key Features:
- No hydration, no client-side state stores
- Time-travel debugging via HTTP capture/replay
- Framework-agnostic (works with any backend)
How it works:
- HTML partials with embedded state flow from server to browser
- User interactions send typed actions to server (like Redux actions)
- Server runs reducers and returns updated HTML fragments
- Browser swaps DOM elements - instant updates, no re-rendering
Perfect for Admin dashboards, real-time status widgets, B2B applications, content management systems where server owns the data. Most business applications don't need React SPA complexity. This delivers responsive UIs with 10x less complexity.