Server components, streaming, and route-level loaders changed how I build SaaS dashboards.
Next.jsReactSSR
The pitch
React Server Components let me push data fetching to the edge of the component tree without prop-drilling or duplicate client/server schemas. For a SaaS dashboard, that means the first paint already has data.
What works
- Per-route loaders make code splitting feel natural.
- Streaming HTML keeps perceived load times low even when one panel is slow.
- `generateMetadata` makes SEO trivial — every detail page can have a proper title and OG image.
What I watch out for
Mixing client and server boundaries carelessly. I treat the server/client split as an architectural decision per route, not per file.