React Server Components have gotten a lot of hate recently. I'm not saying they're perfect, but this short comparison shows why I still think they're compelling.

Some replies said a comparison with React Query would be more “fair”. I agree. React Query is 🔥. But it’s not React. It’s one of many third-party libraries. RSC vs useEffect is me comparing old React to new React.

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Was this supposed to be for April 1st? Now do it with React query, or show the suspense boundary/error component you need for the error and loading state.

I discuss both in the video, and explain why they're not in this file. Also, your tone is lousy. Be kind.

You are missing the main advantage: you don't need to code a backend when using RSC. With client components, getPies() needs to perform an HTTP call to an API. With RSC, getPies() can directly call the database.

Great point - I should have mentioned

it feels a bit artificial to use an intentionally verbose example ignoring extremely common solutions like react-query RSC solve different issues I think this actually turns people away from trying them because the first thought is going to be: react query solves this

It’s not intentionally verbose. It’s old React vs new React. React Query is not part of React, and not necessarily something one is using. That said, I agree React Query resolves many issues.

No one is fetching data in a useEffect like that in real projects. This is a disingenuous example.

I literally audited an app today doing just this. As someone who reads a lot of real code it’s still unfortunately common

I don't think people hate server components. They hate the way nextjs introduced it and butchered the whole experience with caching. React server components solve a loooot more than just data fetching!

That's fair. I'm eager to see other mature implementations