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Carlos Santana Roldán
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Carlos Santana Roldán is a senior web developer with more than 15 years of experience. Currently, he is working as a Principal Engineer at APM Music. He is the founder of JS Education, where he teaches people web technologies such as React, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
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Reasons for implementing SSR

SSR is a great feature, but we should not jump into it just for the sake of it. We should have a real, solid reason to start using it.

Adopting SSR without a clear purpose can introduce unwarranted complexities and issues into your application. The intricacies of SSR can complicate aspects such as managing states, data fetching, and routing, among others. Additionally, SSR puts an increased load on the server as it is responsible for rendering HTML for each request. If not carefully optimized, this can result in slower response times and higher server costs.

Moreover, the added complexity that SSR brings to an application can slow down the development process, complicate debugging, and require maintenance of specific tools and configurations. Furthermore, if your application does not have a significant amount of public content, the SEO benefits that often drive the adoption of SSR may not be substantial.

In essence, while SSR can offer benefits...

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Carlos Santana Roldán

Carlos Santana Roldán is a senior web developer with more than 15 years of experience. Currently, he is working as a Principal Engineer at APM Music. He is the founder of JS Education, where he teaches people web technologies such as React, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
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