You can’t make an omelette without cracking a few eggs, and when the core React team unveiled their vision for the future of React, some of my favourite libraries got scrambled 😅. In this blog post, we’re going to explore the compatibility issues between React Server Components and CSS-in-JS libraries like styled-components. You’ll understand what the issue is, what the options are, and what’s on the horizon.

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React Server Components give us a new way to write server-exclusive code in React, but they have limitations and are not fully compatible with popular CSS-in-JS libraries. However, there are alternative CSS-in-JS libraries like Linaria and Pigment CSS that offer compatibility with React Server Components. Migrating from a styled-components application to a zero-runtime CSS-in-JS library may not be necessary unless there is a performance benefit or specific need for the new features.

CSS in React Server Components

Link to this heading Breaking down React Server Components

Link to this heading How CSS-in-JS libraries work

Link to this heading The Crux of the Problem

Link to this heading The World of Zero-Runtime CSS-in-JS Libraries