Consider Facebook, a web application with a vast user base and dynamic content. Initially, Facebook used Client-Side Rendering (CSR), but it encountered performance issues over time due to the heavy client-side rendering. They then moved to Server-Side Rendering (SSR) for the initial page load to improve performance and user experience while using CSR for subsequent navigations and interactions.
This combination of SSR and CSR allows Facebook to provide a fast initial page load, a critical factor in user experience while maintaining the application’s interactive and dynamic nature through CSR.
Keep the benefits and challenges of SSR and CSR in mind for your discussion post. In at least 200 words,
- Explain how you would approach choosing between these methods for a future web application project you might work on.