Beyond SSR vs SSG: Partial Prerendering (PPR) Explained with a Real-World Story
Frontend developers have long faced a trade-off between static site generation (SSG), which is fast but can serve stale data, and server-side rendering (SSR), which provides fresh data but is slower. Partial Prerendering (PPR) aims to resolve this by combining the strengths of both, pre-rendering static content while leaving dynamic elements to be filled in later. Using techniques like React Suspense and streaming, PPR enables pages to appear instantly with dynamic content loading seamlessly, improving user experience and performance.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 686450) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Abdullah al Mubin Posted on May 1 Beyond SSR vs SSG: Partial Prerendering (PPR) Explained with a Real-World Story #nextjs #performance #webdev #javascript For years, frontend developers have been stuck in an annoying trade-off: SSG (Static Site Generation): Fast, but data gets stale SSR (Server-Side Rendering): Fresh data, but slower It always felt like: “Pick speed OR freshness… you can’t have both.” But what if you didn’t have to choose? That’s where Partial Prerendering (PPR)…
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