I've always been skeptical of Micro-Frontend technology. Calling it a necessary evil. But the developers from Cloudflare have been working on a radical approach, Web Fragments, that might just sway my opinion.

Igor Minar and Natalia Venditto join me and special guest Tanner Linsley to talk about the realities of growing applications to the largest scale.

Github: https://github.com/web-fragments/web-fragments
Signup for early adopters: https://forms.gle/qBHc67iuqbgXjyqm8

React Server Components Performance Article: https://www.developerway.com/posts/react-server-components-performance

[0:00] Intro
[5:00] React Server Component Performance
[57:00] Isomorphic First w/ Tanner Linsley
[1:24:08] Web Fragments - Micro Frontends Done Right
[3:50:35] Backlash against Directives
[4:23:40] Async First Framework
[5:17:22] State Selection Demo
[5:34:42] This Week in JavaScript

Ryan Carniato

A live stream walkthrough and commentary on a benchmarking article examining whether React Server Components (RSC) actually improve performance. The host analyzes various data fetching approaches—client-side rendering, server-side rendering without streaming, SSR with data fetching, and RSC with suspense/streaming—comparing metrics like LCP, interactivity time, and hydration gaps. Key finding: the real performance gains come from streaming and suspense, not RSC architecture itself. The host argues that frameworks like TanStack Start and SolidStart achieve similar results without RSC. A guest (Tanner) joins to discuss the 'isomorphic-first' vs 'server-first' framework philosophy, contrasting Next.js App Router's server-first model with isomorphic frameworks.

Web Fragments: Micro-Frontends Done Right?