How Next.js is delivering React’s vision for the future (Sam Selikoff)

[voinbobar]

Sam delivering the best presentation as usual!

[dawid_dahl]

Loved this presentation; just what I needed amidst all these new and shiny updates to build a mental model.

[zalodias]

Love the new paradigm.

But would really prefer defining server/client components at the filename level: e.g. Modal.client.tsx, NewsStory.server.tsx.

"use" string directives just feel out of sync on how we write JavaScript

[bosung]

Love your talk.
We used to have allergic reactions from people seeing html inside js, and css inside js, not anymore.
I always tell people stop breaking code up by their types, but their functionality.
Nobody writes button without styles, and nobody writes button without its corresponding js or form actions.
If then, why are we breaking up the code into different files? That is a code smell and its called fragmentation.
If we have a button that adds todo list (handled on the server), this button is useless without server action, then why not put them together in the same component? The only reason why we didn't do it before was because there just wasn't a good way to do it.

[benme]

Can you unit test React Server Components, or would they only be tested via E2E tests? It's easy to test client components based on useSWR, because I can mount the component and mock out its network API calls to create any scenario my test needs.

[DivjotSingh]

I wonder about security implications of third party packages. What if a <button /> from npm has a formAction in it that steals my server creds/data. How would I even track it and stop such an attack?

[janstrnadek]

Looks like "good" old PHP :) let's mix SQL and HTML together... The presentation looks good, and the new tutorial too... But my feelings are quite contradictory until I've tested that by myself. Especially I am curious about some complex applications and how this thing will be tested.

[viniciusataidedealbuquerqu]

I understand the sentiment but couldnt we make formAction "use server" by default? seems like too much to write again "use server" inside a server component

[alansaldivares]

They guy at the bottom right was watching memes 👀

[ikusoru]

Loves the new Next.ja features. However the example on server actions is a bit off and I don't really see the benefit of it other than Next.js keeping you locked in using Next.js actions.
So I would take Sam's words with a grain of salt, especially as he was paid to deliver this talk and basically sell it. 😉

[codefinity]

15:44 🤯 I have 🫘 using SERVER ACTIONS, but I have 💭 that there 😯 only for from submissions. That is, a ‘<form>’ with a ‘“submit”’ button.

[MahmutGundogdu]

Yes, after I saw the server component, i though, react is a lego. I feel like a lego owner who press a lego in night. Thanks you killed SoC.

[catalinim]

that's a lot of technology and innovation for a basic to-do spa 😂

[pbritotube]

A glimpse into React's origins:
It wasn't designed for data handling or retrieval.
Instead, React aimed to refine UI creation with one-way data binding, ensuring a seamless rendering flow.
Overengineering is the bane of elegant programming.