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Saying goodbye to static generation
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sam and Ryan chat about their recent work migrating Build UI from a statically generated site to a run-time server-rendered app using Next.js. They talk about their past experience working on server-rendered apps, the problems that static sites were created to solve, and the tradeoffs involved within the static-to-dynamic continuum.Topics include:0:00 - Intro2:05 - How we built EmberMap with SSR + caching buckets with Redis8:36 - How we launched Build UI as a static site with dynamic workarounds13:15 - The problem with static-only sites14:50 - First potential solution: client-side rendering of dynamic data18:01 - Second potential solution: multiple versions of each page25:25 - Third potential solution: run-time server rendering35:44 - Why we left static39:55 - Details and challenges of moving to getServerSidePropsLinks:Build UI
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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