895: React Server Components: Where are we at?

Scott and Wes break down the current state of React Server Components — what they are, how they work, and why they’re so controversial. From framework support to bundling complexity, it’s everything you need to know about RSC in 2025.

• Welcome to Syntax!
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• What exactly are React Server Components?
  • Server components rendering.
  • Server components are async.
  • Server components can be suspended.
  • Server components send RSC payloads to the browser.
    • This feels like HTMX?
  • Client components are still server rendered.
  • Server Functions.
  • useActionState.
• Frameworks and React Platforms.
  • NextJS.
  • Waku.
    • candycode.com
    • Daishi Kato
  • React Router.
    • Michael Jackson Tweet.
  • Vite.
    • vite-plugin-react-server
  • Tanstack.
    • Syntax Ep 833.
  • Bun.
  • DIY.
• Why so much hate?
• I want it my way.
• React Server Components lock-in.

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