Keynote: Kent C. Dodds - The Web's Next Transition
summary
Argues that the web is shifting to progressively enhanced single-page apps that remove server/client code duplication while restoring fast server-rendered document loads. Shows concrete code patterns: Remix loader/action/Form APIs that run loaders on the server, manage mutations, and reuse rendering on navigation. Claims reduced client JS, no waterfalls, and less state management; cites an example that hits 100 performance score on an authenticated page and points to Epic Web and side-by-side architecture comparisons.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:47Exercise for better learning
- 3:11Web history and early tech
- 5:19Website architectures over time
- 8:50Multi-page apps limitations
- 10:17Progressively enhanced MPAs
- 13:21PEMPAs pros and cons
- 15:24SPAs rise and fall
- 18:54SPA challenges and state
- 19:35Introducing progressively enhanced SPAs
- 22:46PESPAs benefits and trade-offs
- 24:54Demo: PESPA in Remix
- 28:03Performance results and closing
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