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Building textlog without JavaScript

A developer shares an approach to building textlog where React is used server-side only, keeping the browser experience as plain HTML and CSS without any JavaScript bundles. The technique uses React for rendering on the server while delivering static markup to clients.

Background

Server-side rendering (SSR) has become a popular approach to improve web performance and SEO. Frameworks like Next.js enable React SSR, but this author takes it further by eliminating client-side JavaScript entirely.

Source
Lobsters
Published
Aug 27, 2026 at 03:53 AM
Score
6.0 / 10